Tara Brabazon podcast

Tara and Steve discuss the use and value of creative industries for PhD students. They probe the 'triple helix' of university, business and government and how doctoral candidates can manage this new environment.

Anne, Steve and Tara work through a key moment in Anne's candidature. Anne has three chapters that are nearly finished. She needs a strategy to get that work done. We explore the role of finding thirty minutes a day to ensure that a part-time PhD fits into a full-time life.

Sunny, Steve and Tara have now reached Sunny's last chapter of her PhD. It is a long one. It is complex. How is Sunny to present and analyse 10 oral history interviews. More precisely, how is she to structure this rich and hot information within her doctorate? Sunny, Steve and Tara talk through the options.

Tara talks with Dr Lindy King, the Associate Dean (Research Higher Degrees). They discuss the development of a research culture and the specificity of the disciplines, paradigms, theories and approaches within nursing and midwifery.

Tara talks Sunny and Steve off the theoretical balcony after Brexit. They talk about what the Brexit means to our understandings of race, conservatism and little Englishness.

In a fascinating discussion, students from the School of Nursing and Midwifery share their innovative strategies for completing a rapid PhD thesis. They highlight the crucial role of consistent writing and setting clear objectives. Balancing work and family, they emphasize maintaining a positive mindset as a key to success. The conversation is packed with tips on effective goal management, making it a treasure trove for anyone navigating the challenges of doctoral studies.

Tara. Sam and Mel talk about the PhD, love and relationships.

Tara and Karen Jacobs talk about the processes and procedures required to exam a PhD. Tara and Karen talk about the selection of examiners and how to ensure that the PhD is ready to be assessed and passed.

Tara talks through the punctuation of a supervisory relationship. She probes the expectations, assumptions, motivations, disappointments and satisfactions that organize and shape successful and failing PhD supervisory processes and experiences.

Steve and Tara talk with Sunny Rue Chivaura and Glory Gatwiri, exploring the book Policing the Crisis. What is the use and value of this book now, in a time of asylum seekers, hyper racism, sexism and xenophobia?