The DoctorateHub provided Doctoral tutors/academics for a residency held in partnership with the University of Liverpool (UoL) UK for DBA students across all stages of their doctoral journey from 10th to 14th September 2018. The agenda covered five days focused on the DBA thesis, from proposal through to Viva. Interactive topics included: writing and presenting conference papers, understanding the expectations and lifecycle of the thesis process, exploring action research, the ethical approval process, research problem statements and research questions, data analysis and findings, and what to expect at the Viva Voce examination. Participants also presented various stages of thesis progress […]

When it comes to writing up your thesis, a word of warning comes to mind: please do not procrastinate. Yet that is exactly what many do or are in danger of doing. Work, family and life in general all get in the way of achieving our goals.   You might have heard of the fable story about the Hare (Rabbit) feeling very confident, arrogantly ridiculed the Tortoise because of his slow-moving approach. However, when the Tortoise challenges the Rabbit to a race, guess who the winner was? The slow-moving Tortoise, instead of the pacy Rabbit. How did this happen? It […]