Nowadays, talking about design thinking in business is increasingly usual. And it is not surprising given design’s role in how we approach addressing present and future directions in our digital world. However, many business professionals experience confusion and frustration when participating in implementation projects of design thinking for the first time. This annotated bibliography is an initial attempt to pull together sources when we need to understand design thinking a

A love of research, a passion for learning, a drive for self-development or career development – these are all common motivations for someone to embark on a PhD. However, you’ll rarely hear someone say they’re in it for the love of academic writing. Despite how integral it is to the PhD process, writing is something I think we all have complex feelings about – from exhaustion and frustration to satisfaction and enjoyment I’m currently finishing up writing a scoping review and

After two years doing the PhD, I can confirm and affirm that it is a very hard process of learning, knowledge, iteration, failures, sleepless nights, dream of research... many hours reading and writing and many others trying to obtain wellbeing and balance in my body and mind. #catchitn #EU #H2020 #MSCA #PhD #ESR #research #career #SDU

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It's been almost 3 years, and you only realize everything we've experienced when you review the photos during this time. Taiwan, Qatar, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, England, many countries, many friendships, much effort and learning so far. All puzzle pieces begin to take shape and fit #catchitn #MSCA #EU #H2020 #ESR #PhD #SDU #life #career #education

Even doing an industrial PhD, which involves spending time outside academia, a PhD is mainly a research-based educational program, and it is mandatory to earn credits from educational modules at your host university. In my case, I’m based outside academia, in a Private Oncology Clinic (Oncoavanze, Seville, Spain), as part of a European Industrial Doctorate and my secondment is in Academia, in my case, University College Dublin, UCD. Being involved in an educational program me

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In March, I attended the joint British Psychosocial Oncology Society and National Cancer Research Institute’s Psychosocial Oncology and Survivorship Clinical Studies Group annual conference. It took place across two days in Chester, UK, and brought together practitioners, researchers, patient advocates, as well as students, all with the shared interest of enhancing supportive care in oncology and, ultimately, the quality of life of those affected by cancer. Joint BPOS & NCRI

Doing a PhD provides the opportunity to work at the frontiers of scientific innovation by contributing to ground breaking research. As such, the over-arching aim of a PhD is to lead (directly or indirectly) to impactful outcomes on human life and the world we live in. However, working to discover and understand the unknown by enhancing knowledge, practices and technologies, is inevitably coupled with a degree of uncertainty. A PhD is a journey of learning and personal growth.

In a nutshell, the life of a PhD researcher involves around: 1) learning your area, 2) learning how to carry out research 3) presenting at academic conferences, and 4) writing research papers. Now for some this might sound boring. Luckily there is a little more to it than this such as travelling the world, meeting experts in their field and flexible working hours. So, to do number 1, we must first do number 2, 3 and 4. To be able to carry out points 3 and 4, we must generate

The importance of a good literature review Performing a good literature review is not an easy task, but it is a task that most of us, like to think is an important skill for most academics. And I of course agree. …for scholars During my career as a researcher and supervisor of PhD-students, I have realized that if this work is carried out reflectively it can help scholars in numerous ways. For instance, literature reviews can help: distinguish what had been done from what nee

I hung up my uniform, put away my stethoscope, and said farewell to the on-call pager – the time had come for me to move from working as a physiotherapist in a busy acute hospital environment to the world of academia! Perhaps this is something you've considered before and wondered…what would it be like to leave your clinical role and return to university life in pursuit of an MSc or PhD? One year into my PhD, I want to share with you, in very general terms, some the main ch