SEING III ZGZ 27/5/2021

rvillares@unizar.es

@rosanavimal

Who am I?

PhD in December 2019

Member of the GLE research group

Internationalisation and language policy in Spanish universities

• Degree in English Studies
• Master's in Education

• Accepted in the PhD programme in Nov 2015
• Applied for scholarships and funding (spoiler alert: unsuccessful)
• International research project
• Reading literature

• Translation internship at my university
• Private lessons

• 2-3 conferences per year
• Research stay in Bucharest, Romania (methods and quantitative results)

• Specialised and transversal courses
• Seminars and conferences
• Organisation of academic events
• 2nd research stay at Birmingham, UK (qualitative results and discussion)

• Find an organisation system that works for you
• Find inspiration and advice online (twitter, blogs, youtube...)

e.g. @The PhDiaries, #academictwitter...

• Research contract
• Discussion and conclusion
• Dissemination: spoken, written, online

• Start writing your drafts as soon as possible
  
• Keep your references updated and write notes for your future self
• Check your department's job vacancies as well as distribution lists
• Check in advance all the administrative paperwork for your viva

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

ENJOY THE PROCESS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

BE CONFIDENT, ADAPTABLE, ASSERTIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL

REST

What have I learnt?

Specialised knowledge

Your thesis

Thank you for listening

ROSANA VILLARES