First Year PhD Student Advice - 20 Things to do Early in Your PhD

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PhD student advice for first year. At the beginning of my PhD it was a bit difficult to know what to do and where to get started. Along the way I have figured out a lot of useful activities, and why it would be a good idea to do these things early on in your PhD. So I am sharing them with you! I am sharing 20 things you should do early in your PhD, however, if you are later stage you might still find something that you haven't done yet and may want to consider. I really hope this will be helpful to anyone in any stage of the PhD or if you are considering doing a PhD. My channel is coming up on 1k subscribers and I will be doing a giveaway when we reach that so be sure you are subscribed with the notifications turned on so that you know when that competition goes live. 0:00 - intro 1:46 - make a plan for mental and physical health 2:39 - Know your work style ( what time works best for your productivity) 3:33 - Set up your work space ( even in home) 4:10 - Have a budget 4:46 - Identify key researchers in your research field & research gaps 5:57 - Identify main conferences and journals 7:02 - Identify relevant competition/ workshops 7:26 - Track your changes in research, make note 8:32 - Organise the papers you read 9:11 - learn latex 10:00 - Learn about supervisor 10:35 - Write your abstract in early phase 10:59 - Catch-up in your research field ( new techniques/ courses) 11:46 - Take research workshops 12:19 - Plan your coursework/ TAship 13:13. Plan your transferable skills that you can correlate with other fields 13:50 - Setup your social media for networking 14:40 - Make a LinkedIn profile 14:51 - Make a career plan 15:25 - Make a CV Videos Mentioned: A4 bullet journal / Research Diary Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfdYKAN5q9QMLoohEJd6hDuTwRwantZOA My budget: https://youtu.be/8dJ3usw_4pg Abstract: https://youtu.be/TqnJ0qc9Jhw Lit Review: https://youtu.be/Y-eiG4BvO_k Transferable Skills: https://youtu.be/lp6gZk1_89o Skills Tracking: https://youtu.be/a7afKK6BqMY Purchase my PhD Student and Productivity Notion Templates https://store.phdandproductivity.com Try the Notion template before you buy: https://www.notion.so/PhD-Planning-VIEW-ONLY-195c6bd44d0d42ac8c9866c662986625 Join my email list for regular PhD and Productivity advice and a 10% discount on my Products: https://www.phdandproductivity.com/ Support My Channel: If you would like my content and want to support my channel and get access to exclusive content, then join the channel membership here, starting from €1.99 a month: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHyVYHSYzWbWwf8z1Vbi6Ug/join Connect with Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phdandproductivity/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/phdproductivity For business enquiries only: [email protected] Shop my Favourites for Working from Home and Productivity: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/ciaraxfeely Check out my Startup Daysier website: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daysier.co/ *** Disclaimer *** Some of the links are affiliate links meaning that if you make a purchase using the link, I earn a small commission with no extra charge to you. If you do decide to use one of these links then thank you for you support. ****** phd student advice,phd student,phd advice,first year phd student,phd student transferable skills,phd student time management,phd student motivation,things to do early in your phd,things to do in first year of a phd,phd tips,research,doing a phd,how to get a phd,phd,grad school,grad school tips,phd first year,phd productivity,phd research,research tips,research advice,transferable skills,employable skills,how to be employable,phd tips for success