The importance of having a good relationship with your supervisor
I have recently been thinking a lot about the student-supervisor working relationship and why it is so important. Firstly, my experience of my doctoral studies so far has been a combination of overwhelming and lonely in many aspects as I have gone back to studying after more than ten years away from the classroom. My first few months felt really alien and I constantly wondered if I was really able to achieve at the level required to succeed. My discussions with my supervisor made me almost feel like a toddler as I felt it quite difficult to openly express where I wanted my research to go and what I hoped it could deliver. This is normal at the start as your academic vocabulary or understanding of the doctoral requirements will not have developed to the standard required to perhaps help you shape your views from an academic perspective. I felt that my supervisor was able to take my layman's terms and decipher where I wanted to take my research and as time has progresse...