Mastering Your PhD

'Mastering Your PhD' by Gosling and Noordam is a very practical book about various issues you encounter as a PhD, like attending conferences, yearly reviews, and of course thesis writing. Most of the chapters in the book have now been published as articles on the Science Careers website. One of the authors is Dutch and the other is German, it's nice to see a somewhat European slant on things.

Here is a list of the articles published so far. Recommended!

• Starting Off on the Right Foot
• Getting the Most Out of Progress Reviews
• Mentors, Leadership, and Community
• Relating to Your Co-Workers' Personality Types
• Mastering Your PhD: Strength in Numbers
• Mastering Your PhD: Celebrate Your Success
• Mastering Your PhD: Science Papers that Shine
• Making the Most of a Conference
• Dealing With Setbacks
• Group Dynamics
• Setting Goals for Success
• Running in Place
• Giving a Great Presentation