Catherine Pope's guest appearances

Catherine Pope

The Mental Elf

The PhD Life Raft Podcast

Sarah Williams

Kerry McLeod

Alan Cohen

Robert Greene

Richard Graham

David Clark

Helen Fisher

Melanie Smith

Lloyd Evans

Vanessa Gonzalez

Sarah Morris

David Gilbert

Ann John

Natasha Devon

Paul Campbell

OwlTail

Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD in the field of Victorian Literature  by the University of Sussex in 2014. She then went on to publish that material as a monograph.     In this episode Catherine draws on her experience as an author, publisher and coach to share advice on  the options for publishing your work- either as a book, a chapter in an edited collection or journal articles.   Catherine emphasizes the importance of gaining clarity on why you want to publish as well as being realistic about whether you have the time to undertake such a project.   She shares insights into what publishers are looking for and the elements of a successful book proposal.    We also talk about the technical aspects of book publication - from editing to indexing.   You can find out more about Catherine’s book How to Publish Your PhD - which shares very practical and detailed advice to guide you through the publishing process - here: https://phdprogress.com/   If you would like to know more about Catherine’s story and benefit from her wisdom on how to look after yourself on a bad PhD day you can listen to her previous PhD Life Raft Podcast interview here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/managing-self-care-on-the-phd-journey-with-catherine-pope/id1537420258?i=1000548140262   If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’ here:  https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft

Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD in the field of Victorian Literature  by the University of Sussex in 2014. She then went on to publish that material as a monograph.   In this episode Catherine draws on her experience as an author, publisher and coach to share advice on  the options for publishing your work- either as a book, a chapter in an edited collection or journal articles. Catherine emphasizes the importance of gaining clarity on why you want to publish as well as being realistic about whether you have the time to undertake such a project. She shares insights into what publishers are looking for and the elements of a successful book proposal.  We also talk about the technical aspects of book publication - from editing to indexing. You can find out more about Catherine’s book How to Publish Your PhD - which shares very practical and detailed advice to guide you through the publishing process - here: <a href="https://phdprogress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://phdprogress.com/</a> If you would like to know more about Catherine’s story and benefit from her wisdom on how to look after yourself on a bad PhD day you can listen to her previous PhD Life Raft Podcast interview here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/managing-self-care-on-the-phd-journey-with-catherine-pope/id1537420258?i=1000548140262" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/managing-self-care-on-the-phd-journey-with-catherine-pope/id1537420258?i=1000548140262</a> If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’ here:  <a href="https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft</a>

How to Publish Your PhD with Catherine Pope

This week’s episode is both inspirational and a cautionary tale.  Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD by the University of Sussex in 2014. She talks about her own PhD experience both in terms of how she utilised her professional project-management skills within her doctoral journey but also how her own health was compromised as she undertook studying alongside full-time work.   Catherine went straight into a Master’s programme having not been to university before.  She then went on to complete her PhD working weekends.  We talk about the challenges of that way of working and how to look after yourself along that journey.   We talk about setting up useful routines and what to do when you are having a bad day.   Catherine discusses her use of Focusmate to structure her routine:  https://www.focusmate.com/   We also talk about doing things your future self will thank you for and Catherine proposes the idea of the ‘Minimum Viable Thesis’.   You can find out more about Catherine’s work - including her books How to Finish Your PhD and How to Publish Your PhD here:  www.phdprogress.com.  Sign up to 'Notes from the Life Raft' and receive a weekly email with useful info to support you on the PhD journey: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft

This week’s episode is both inspirational and a cautionary tale.  Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD by the University of Sussex in 2014. She talks about her own PhD experience both in terms of how she utilised her professional project-management skills within her doctoral journey but also how her own health was compromised as she undertook studying alongside full-time work. Catherine went straight into a Master’s programme having not been to university before.  She then went on to complete her PhD working weekends.  We talk about the challenges of that way of working and how to look after yourself along that journey. We talk about setting up useful routines and what to do when you are having a bad day. Catherine discusses her use of Focusmate to structure her routine:  <a href="https://www.focusmate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.focusmate.com/</a> We also talk about doing things your future self will thank you for and Catherine proposes the idea of the ‘Minimum Viable Thesis’. You can find out more about Catherine’s work - including her books How to Finish Your PhD and How to Publish Your PhD here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phdprogress.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CE.Brodzinski%40rhul.ac.uk%7C4f1f1441705c48d4b6f708d9a84af883%7C2efd699a19224e69b601108008d28a2e%7C0%7C0%7C637725862235752262%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Uff%2BBW166RGPjvyago7MbNum7%2Bx8ilhTzUGe4rPgGeg%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.phdprogress.com</a>. Sign up to 'Notes from the Life Raft' and receive a weekly email with useful info to support you on the PhD journey: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft</a>

Managing Self Care on the PhD Journey with Catherine Pope

Professor Catherine Pope from the University of Southampton challenges us to think differently about involving the public and patients in health research.

Prof Catherine Pope