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"We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Conducting Research


Research Projects

Use this database to keep track of the projects you work on as part of your PhD. It links to protocols you use, abstracts, presentations, and literature. Use the item template to help you think about the writing process.

Research Projects

Abstracts

Keep track of abstracts you write and submit to conferences and such here with the dates they are completed. Also links to the research project and presentation (if your abstract submission is accepted for a presentation). Use the item template to put in the text and any figures you use.

Abstracts

Research Ideas & Questions

Use this database to keep track of research ideas and questions that you think of.

Research Ideas & Questions

Keep Track of These Too

Research Skills

Research Protocols

Project Budgeting

Planning & Progress Reports

Resources & Professional Development


Resources


Thesis Roadmap

University Resources

Individual Development Plan

SMART Goals

Data File Structures for Organized Data

Resources for STEM Students

Training & Development Activities

This database is for keeping track of your learning progress and taking notes as you go.

Training & Development

Meeting Notes


Notes with Supervisors

Conference & Society Meeting Notes

Outreach, Engagement, & Visibility


Profiles & Bios

Presentations

Teaching

Outreach & Engagement Planning

Timeline of Action Items

Here is where you can visualize what you have to do and when during your PhD. Toggle between timeline and calendar view on the upper left. Timeline items can link to research projects, training & development activities, and SMART goals.

Timeline

Reading/Literature

This database will help you keep track of your reading. It can be added to a research project (in your research project database). It can also be synced with Zotero citation manager collections via an open-source Github project called Notero (see Notero link for syncing directions). You can also link to a collection in Research Rabbit to help you discover more relevant papers. Use the template item to facilitate a critical review of the paper.

Literature Note Tracker (1)