Over on the Mental Health Nurse Academics UK blog, Julia Terry from Swansea University has written a post introducing the new Mental Health Nurse Doctoral Students’ Network which she has worked so hard to convene. The group met, for the first time, as part of an NPNR conference fringe at Warwick University last month.
Here’s what Julia has to say:
Welcome to the first official blog post for the:
Mental Health Nurse Doctoral Students’ Network
At the NPNR in Warwick this year 10 Mental Health Nurse Doctoral Students came forward and agreed that a network was a good idea.
This network can work in a number of ways:
- Meeting up for occasional face to face discussions
- Using an email group to contact like-minded people
- And using this blog
You may have questions, tips to share, events and books to recommend, the possibilities are wide.
As you’re reading this we’ve now increased the network to 24 interested doctoral students already, so the interest seems to be there. Thanks for your support.
Top tip:
2 great books I read from start to finish and keep going back to –
Petre, M., Rugg, G. (2010) The unwritten rules of PhD research. 2nd ed. Berkshire: Open University Press
Phillips, E., Pugh, D. (2010) How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors. Berkshire: Open University Press
I found them very easy to read, and good to dip in and out of. Tips about writing, planning your time, supervision, etc..Well worth a read.
Bw, Julia Terry
Great work, Julia: I hope people get involved.
Whilst I’m on the topic of postgraduate research, I note that the European Academy of Nursing Science (of which I am a Fellow) runs a doctoral student summer school for nurse researchers. There’s also the Academy of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Research with its mentorship scheme.
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