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Education and outreach

How to become a better PhD supervisor

28 Jul 2022 Rikke Plougmann 
Taken from the July 2022 issue of Physics World where it appeared under the headline "How to become a better PhD supervisor".

Rikke Plougmann argues that PhD students can only thrive if their wellbeing – and not just their scientific development – is properly supported

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Influencers Supervisors play an important role in guiding PhD students and that requires good leadership. Encouragement and respect are better motivators than negative language or excessive pressure. (Courtesy: iStock/fizkes)
As an early career nanoscientist, I have so far worked in research groups in four different countrie

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Rikke Plougmann is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. Rikke is studying surface physics and catalysis at the Technical University of Denmark. Find out more about our student contributor networks
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