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Feeling frustrated at the progress you're making in your phD?

Answer 24 evidence-based questions to find out precisely why you're feeling the way you do about your doctoral journey, and what to do about it.

You’ll get a personalised breakdown of how you’re working across the three essential areas that shape every doctorate, along with clear, practical steps to improve your clarity, confidence, and momentum.

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HOW THIS ASSESSMENT WORKS

3 categories and 24 evidence-based questions are all we need to understand your research strengths

RESEARCHER CAPABILITY

Are you managing yourself effectively — staying organised, reflective, motivated, and adaptable throughout your PhD?

RESEARCH PRACTICE CAPABILITY

Are you designing, conducting, analysing, and communicating your research with clarity, rigour, and methodological confidence?

RESEARCH COMMUNITIES CAPABILITY

Are you engaging well with others — collaborating constructively, communicating clearly, and contributing to a positive research culture?

ADvance HE Research shows that 40% of students are overwhelmed, confused, or worried about skills

Our assessment is a unique tool based on decades of doctoral education and pedagogy research that seeks to alleviate this.

It is based on an in-house model of an 'ideal type' set of behaviours that correlate with success in doctoral programmes. Click here to read a summary of that research that underpins the assessment.

It is bought to you by the team of higher education professionals and learning developers behind The PhD People, who over the last ten years have helped thousands of doctoral students write more and graduate sooner.

How well do you align with this evidence-based assesment? Take the free assessment now to find out, and get personalised guidance on how to address and shortfalls.