This podcast by Les Back discusses tips and suggestions for students embarking on doctoral research. It collates tried and tested suggestions that have been offered to generations of PhD students and presented in the form of ten aphorisms.

For research students PhD supervision offers a new and sometimes challenging structure for learning and teaching. This podcast explores the mysteries and challenges of doctoral supervision. Through focusing on how students characterise good supervisors and how supervisors identify good...

Writing a research proposal is about the art of persuasion. In this podcast Les Back offers some tips on writing research proposals drawing on insights from Goldsmiths most successful academics. While this podcast focuses on applying for a Graduate research degree, the principles outlined here...