# Additional resources for PhD candidates

**Source**: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/tgs/currentcandidates/phd/resources/
**Parent**: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/tgs/currentcandidates/phd/

UTLC can support your [professional presentation and writing skills](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/tgs/currentcandidates/phd/downloads/academic-skills-support.pdf) throughout your PhD research. In addition, we advise you to consider setting-up writing accountability groups.  More information is found [here](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/tgs/currentcandidates/phd/downloads/writing-accountability-groups.pdf).

There are some online references to help you through your PhD track:

- [The Dutch PhD Coach](http://www.thedutchphdcoach.com/) (Arjenne Louter, with a blog and PhD tips)
- [Doing a doctorate](https://www.vitae.ac.uk/doing-research/doing-a-doctorate) (Vitae, realising the potential of researchers)
- [PhD Comics](http://phdcomics.com/comics.php) (Lots of humour: a comic strip every day and the PhD Movie I and II)
- [Which grass is greener](http://www.phdcentre.eu/en/practices/portraits.html)? Personal stories from PhDs about their careers within and outside of academia
- [Pathways to Practice - a practitioners toolkit- supporting international doctoral candidates](https://www.eaie.org/our-resources/library/publication/Pathways-to-practice/pathways-to-practice-supporting-international-doctoral-students.html) (Melissa Laufer and Meta Group, an EAIE publication)
- [International Student Handbook](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/student-services/int-files/international-student-handbook.pdf) (practical guide)
- [Graduating around the globe](https://issuu.com/utwente/docs/graduating_around_the_globe) (prof. dr. T. de Jong (ed.))
- [PhD Unplugged: The coaching podcast for PhD students](https://www.phdunplugged.com/)

… and more about stress:

- [Make stress your friend](https://youtu.be/RcGyVTAoXEU) (TED talk by Kelly McGonigal)
- [What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_what_is_imposter_syndrome_and_how_can_you_combat_it?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare) (TED talk by Elizabeth Cox)

Reference books:

- R. Brewer: Your PhD Thesis - How to plan, draft, revise and edit your thesis. Studymates Ltd., 2007, 219p, ISBN 978-1-84285-070-1
- J. de Bruin and B. Hertz: Project Management for PhDs. Eleven International Publishing, 2010, 140p, ISBN 978-90-5931-619-5
- P. Gosling and B.D. Noordam: Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond. Springer, 2nd ed. 2010, 154p, ISBN 978-3-540-33387-6
- B.E. Lovitts: Making the Implicit Explicit - Creating performance expectations for the dissertation. Stylus Publishing, 2007, 409p, ISBN 978-1-57922-180-5
- E.M. Phillips and D.S. Pugh: How to get a PhD - A handbook for students and their supervisors. Open University Press, 4th ed. 2005, 220p, ISBN 978-0-335-21684-0