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#136 - 7 AI Tools That Transform Conference Presentations From Boring to Unforgettable
Today, I'm sharing the exact AI-powered workflow that helped me go from nervous, boring presenter to receiving standing ovations and speaking invitations. 18 February 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me continue delivering valu...
Feb 18, 2026 ai tools conference dba phd presentations strategies
#135 - DBA vs. PhD: Which Doctorate Is Right for Your Career? A Simple Decision Guide
  Today, I'm sharing the exact comparison matrix that has helped dozens of working professionals choose the doctorate that actually advances their specific career without unnecessary sacrifice. 11 February 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors dir...
Feb 11, 2026 dba phd strategies
#134 - The Review Article Advantage: How to Establish Expert Status in Your Field, With One Strategic Paper
Today, I'm sharing the exact strategy that helped one of my postdocs become a recognised in her subfield within 18 months of publishing her first review article 4 February 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me continue delivering...
Feb 04, 2026 phd phd defence presentation proposal defense strategies viva
#133 - The Proposal Defense Strategy: 7 Steps to Present Your Research and Get Useful Feedback (Not Just Criticism)
Today, I'm sharing the exact seven-step strategy that helped my students transform their proposal defenses from stressful interrogations into valuable planning sessions. 28 January 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me continue d...
Jan 28, 2026 phd phd defence presentation proposal defense strategies viva
#132 - The 30-Day AI Integration Challenge: Add One Tool Per Week Without Breaking Your Workflow
Today, I'm sharing the exact 30-day challenge that helped dozens of my students and colleagues successfully adopt AI tools that genuinely improved their productivity without creating chaos or compromising quality. 21 January 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporti...
Jan 21, 2026 ai ai tools phd publications strategies
#131 - The Impact Factor Trap: Why Publishing in "Top" Journals Can Actually Hurt Your Career
Today, I'm sharing the strategic journal selection framework that helped me get cited three times more often and land better job offers by publishing in the "right" journals, not just the "top-ranked" ones. 14 January 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our ...
Jan 14, 2026 career journals papers phd publications strategies
#130 - The 5-Hour PhD Strategy: How to Make Real Progress With Only Evenings and Weekends
Today, I'm sharing the exact system that helped three of my part-time students complete their PhDs in 5-6 years while working full-time jobs, a strategy built on focused micro-sessions and ruthless prioritisation. 7 January 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supportin...
Jan 07, 2026 career journals papers phd publications strategies
#129 - 5 AI-Powered Note-Taking Strategies That Transformed How I Organise Research
Today, I'm sharing the exact AI-enhanced note-taking system that helped me eliminate information chaos, cut my writing time in half, and never lose another brilliant idea. 31 December 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me continu...
Dec 30, 2025 career journals papers phd publications strategies
#128 - The 5-Paragraph Introduction Formula That Gets Your Papers Accepted
Today, I'm sharing the exact formula that transformed my acceptance rate significantly, a structure I've taught to hundreds of students who report similar improvements in their publication success. 24 December 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors...
Dec 24, 2025 career journals papers phd publications strategies
#127 - The Literature Review That Writes Itself: 5 Steps to Turn Reading into Your Dissertation, Without Extra Work
Today, I'm sharing the exact system that helped me turn three years of dissertation reading into a polished 80-page literature review in a short period of time.   17 December 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me continue deliver...
Dec 17, 2025 academia career industry journals papers phd publications strategies
#126 - 6 Ways to Keep Your Faculty Dream Alive While Working in Industry - Without Burning Out
Today, I'm sharing the exact six strategies that helped several of my and my cpers' former students move from industry roles back to tenure-track positions, keeping their academic dreams alive while building valuable non-academic experience.   10 December 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers a...
Dec 10, 2025 academia career industry journals papers phd publications strategies
#125 - 5 Simple Templates for Documenting AI Use in Your Research
Today, I'm sharing the exact documentation system that has helped dozens of my students and postdocs navigate AI disclosure requirements successfully across different journals, funding agencies, and conferences.   3 December 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporti...
Dec 03, 2025 ai ai disclosure ai tools career conferences journals papers phd publications strategies

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230,000+ researchers follow my PhD guidance on LinkedIn. 10,000+ subscribe to this newsletter. Here's why. The PhD system is broken. Whether you're a full-time researcher or a working professional juggling a career alongside your doctorate, universities don't teach you what actually matters: how to finish. Every Wednesday, I share one insider technique to help you complete your PhD on time and navigate the academic system with confidence. All in under 4 minutes. I'm a Professor who has examined 47+ PhD theses, supervised 30+ PhDs to completion, and secured ÂŁ9M+ in research funding. My followers call me their "virtual mentor" because I share the insider knowledge most supervisors never tell you. AI is transforming research. But the risks are real. I train universities on responsible AI use and I'll show you how to leverage these tools without compromising your integrity. Think of this newsletter as your weekly mentoring session. No fluff. No academic jargon. Just the strategies I use with my own mentees, delivered to your inbox every Wednesday.
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