First Year PhD Student Advice - 20 Things to do Early in Your PhD

PhD student advice for first year. At the beginning of my PhD it was a bit difficult to know what to do and where to get started. Along the way I have figured out a lot of useful activities, and why it would be a good idea to do these things early on in your PhD. So I am sharing them with you! I am sharing 20 things you should do early in your PhD, however, if you are later stage you might still find something that you haven't done yet and may want to consider. I really hope this will be helpful to anyone in any stage of the PhD or if you are considering doing a PhD. My channel is coming up on 1k subscribers and I will be doing a giveaway when we reach that so be sure you are subscribed with the notifications turned on so that you know when that competition goes live.

0:00 - intro
1:46 - make a plan for mental and physical health
2:39 - Know your work style ( what time works best for your productivity)
3:33 - Set up your work space ( even in home)
4:10 - Have a budget
4:46 - Identify key researchers in your research field & research gaps
5:57 - Identify main conferences and journals
7:02 - Identify relevant competition/ workshops
7:26 - Track your changes in research, make note
8:32 - Organise the papers you read
9:11 - learn latex
10:00 - Learn about supervisor
10:35 - Write your abstract in early phase
10:59 - Catch-up in your research field ( new techniques/ courses)
11:46 - Take research workshops
12:19 - Plan your coursework/ TAship
13:13. Plan your transferable skills that you can correlate with other fields
13:50 - Setup your social media for networking
14:40 - Make a LinkedIn profile
14:51 - Make a career plan
15:25 - Make a CV

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