Advice for first-year PhD students // Things to do early in a PhD to find direction and success

Feeling directionless during your first month of your PhD? Here are some ideas to get started!
//CONTENTS//
00:00 Intro
00:51 Create a new routine
01:24 Experiment with different working styles
01:51 Complete all the admin
02:18 Network with other students and academics
02:43 Join student community networks
02:57 Create/update academic pages
03:22 Start reading around your topic
03:37 Get writing (anything!)
03:46 Download and learn relevant software
04:22 Prepare a financial budget
04:38 Book onto conferences
04:51 Set-up journal notifications
05:08 Complete development training
05:34 Get to know your supervisor/s
05:58 Teaching and demonstrating
06:21 Update your CV/LinkedIn
06:26 A few more things...
// RESOURCES //
Find all my pages here and kit: linktr.ee/no_ordinary_biologist
I am a PhD student at the University of Liverpool (Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences). I plan to share my whole journey from start to end!
Keep swimming pals,
Dina (No Ordinary Biologist)

[@lishuindev]

Found your channel through a few other academic youtuber friends I had newly interacted w/ and subscribed to, and what a gem! These are all advice I wish I had heard when I started my PhD back in '18. Keep it up! Subscribed and btw your reels/shorts got me LOLLL

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

Aww thanks so much! Really appriciate it! Satirical content is my fave - we laugh or we cry LOOOL

[@loretaozolina8414]

Thank you for your useful and encouraging content! I'm applying for DTPs in microbiology at the moment, and I'm glad that I found your channel early on :)

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

Amazing!! So glad my content is helpful. Massive good luck for your applications!!