Are you curious about how PhD students find and use their research sources? You’re in the right place! In Episode 19 of Doctor it! PhD candidates tell us how they track down their sources in all their varied formats and how sources influence their research methodology and questions. Join our host Emily Genatowski as she speaks with Dorota Vargová, doctoral candidate in History, and Felix Maile from the Department of Development Studies about their experiences with archives and data bases. Learn about the extraordinary lengths they had to go to chase primary sources down, which ethical questions they have to deal with and why they are not using any AI tools for their analyses.

This episode was written and produced by Olga Malashkina, Emily Genatowski, and Atika Aisyarahmi Munzir, recorded and edited by Ying Liang Zhang, photographed throughout by Christian Lendl, and hosted by Emily Genatowski. Special thanks to our guests, Felix Maile and Dorota Vargová.

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How do you best reach out to potential co-authors? How and when do co-authors agree on the order of authors when writing a paper? In Episode 18 of Doctor it! you will find answers to these questions. Our hosts Giorgia Zogu and Ying Liang Zhang talk to Jana Bernhard-Harrer from the Department of Communication and Nisa Iduna Kirchengast from the Department of Classical Archaeology. Jana and Nisa provide insights into how they have navigated expectations and hierarchies, dealt with challenges, and benefited from contributing to publications. Listen in when we discuss the disciplinary specifics of co-authorship and offer practical advice on building productive research partnerships.

This episode was written and produced by Giorgia Zogu, Ying Liang Zhang and Atika Aisyarahmi Munzir, recorded and edited by Christian Lendl, and hosted by Giorgia Zogu and Ying Liang Zhang. Special thanks to our guests, Jana Bernhard-Harrer and Nisa Iduna Kirchengast.

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What did you expect from your PhD journey when you started? Were these expectations met so far? In Episode 17 of Doctor it!, our hosts Adityo Darmawan Sudagung and Emily Genatowski talk with Aleksandar Anđelović from the Department of History and Ying Liang Zhang, doctoral candidate in African Studies, about initial expectations, unexpected challenges and transformative moments. Listen in when they explain why they conduct their doctoral research in Vienna, how they carved out their research projects and why they adopted their plans on the way. About accumulating skills, academic criticism, peer feedback and changing career plans – listen to Episode 17 of Doctor it! and learn what Aleksandar and Ying Liang would do if they had a time machine.

This episode was written and produced by Adityo Darmawan Sudagung, Emily Genatowski and Ying Liang Zhang, recorded and edited by Christian Lendl, and hosted by Emily Genatowski and Adityo Darmawan Sudagung. Pictures by Christian Lendl. Special thanks go out to our guests, Aleksandar Andjelovic and Ying Liang Zhang.

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