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The Future of Doctoral Training

The document discusses the future of doctoral training. It notes that while the thesis is vital, the true product of doctoral research is the development of the researcher themselves. It then examines how the environment for postgraduate researchers has evolved significantly since 2004 to include open research, engagement with others, integrity, and a shift toward professionalism. Cohort-based doctoral training has also become more established, focusing on interdisciplinarity. The document advocates for innovation in researcher development and supporting academic writing as important for identity formation and knowledge production. It suggests curation, community, and new ways of sharing as keys to supporting postgraduate researchers.

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The Future of Doctoral Training

The document discusses the future of doctoral training. It notes that while the thesis is vital, the true product of doctoral research is the development of the researcher themselves. It then examines how the environment for postgraduate researchers has evolved significantly since 2004 to include open research, engagement with others, integrity, and a shift toward professionalism. Cohort-based doctoral training has also become more established, focusing on interdisciplinarity. The document advocates for innovation in researcher development and supporting academic writing as important for identity formation and knowledge production. It suggests curation, community, and new ways of sharing as keys to supporting postgraduate researchers.

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THE FUTURE OF

DOCTORAL TRAINING
Dr Paul Spencer
PGR Environment Development
Manager, Bristol Doctoral College

@paulspencer42 thedigitaldoctorate.com

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"The product that the doctoral
researcher creates is not the

2003-
thesis vital though that is to
their subject area through the
creation of original knowledge

2004 no, the product of their study


is the development of
themselves"
- SIR GARETH ROBERTS
THE QUESTION?
What is a doctorate for?*

*still valid as a question in 2017 and beyond

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THE ENVIRONMENT
NOW
The context in which
postgraduate researchers
are operating now has
evolved considerably since
2004
open research engagement integrity
Changing model of Involving others in the A fundamentally different
publishing & data design & dissemination of environment to ensure
sharing research honesty, integrity and
transparency
Image credit: Open by Justin Marty on Flickr [CC BY-SA 2.0]
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PROFESSIONALISM
Inching toward
postgraduate
researchers as
staff instead of
students (and
sometimes staff)?
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COHORT-BASED
DOCTORAL TRAINING
Becoming established in a variety
of structures, many focus on
interdisciplinary research and
draw on diversity of people and
expertise.
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INNOVATION IN RESEARCHER
DEVELOPMENT

We often present old


ideas as new!Will you
learn something from
this conference that
you could adapt?
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SUPPORTING ACADEMIC WRITING
important because it is as much
about identity formation as it is
about knowledge production

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CURATION COMMUNITY CAMERA
Expertise to put Creating Finding different
together resources opportunities ways to share both
that support your for interaction online and offline
PGRs

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@paulspencer42 www.thedigitaldoctorate.com

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