Stories

Sometimes it is just best to hear from other people who have completed a TBP and made it out to the other side. We hope these resources will give you some personal insights.

Journal articles

Pursuing PhD by publication in geography: a collaborative autoethnography of two African doctoral researchers ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Asante & Abubakari | 2021 | Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Doctoral publishing and academic identity work: two cases ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Xu & Grant | 2020 | Higher Education Research & Development

โ˜…Publications in the doctoral thesis: challenges for doctoral candidates, supervisors, examiners and administrators ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Mason | 2018 | Higher Education Research & Development

โ˜…Thesis by publication in education: an autoethnographic perspective for educational researchers ๐Ÿ”“๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Merga | 2015 | Issues in Educational Research

A juggling act: supervisor/candidate partnership in a doctoral thesis by publication ๐Ÿ”“๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Nethsinghe & Southcott | 2015 | International Journal of Doctoral Studies

Critical reflections on doctoral research and supervision in human geography: the โ€˜PhD by publicationโ€™ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Dowling et al. | 2012 | Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Phd by publication: a studentโ€™s perspective ๐Ÿ”“๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Robins & Kanowski | 2008 | Journal of Research Practice


Blog posts

My experience writing a PhD by Publication: the good, the bad, and the ugly ๐Ÿ”“๐ŸŒ๏ธŽ
Healy | 2023 | Michael Healy LinkedIn

Points on the board: how I gamified my PhD by publication progress ๐Ÿ”“๐ŸŒ๏ธŽ
Healy | 2020 | Michael Healy blog

The pros and cons of writing a thesis by publication ๐Ÿ”“๐ŸŒ๏ธŽ
Emerton | 2018 | Rebecca Emerton blog

PhD thesis by publication: thoughts and experiences ๐Ÿ”“๐ŸŒ๏ธŽ
Bell | 2015 | Benajmin Bell blog

Thesis by publications: you’re joking, right? ๐Ÿ”“๐ŸŒ๏ธŽ
Alexander | 2014 | The Thesis Whisperer


Books and chapters

The good, the bad and the ugly of completing a thesis by publication ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Cash | 2023 | in Deconstructing Doctoral Discourses

โ˜…From PhD by publication to full-time academic: narratives of three women ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Mason et al. | 2022 | in Landscapes and Narratives of PhD by Publication

The PhD by publication as preparation for work in the โ€˜performative universityโ€™ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
O’Keeffe | 2022 | in Landscapes and Narratives of PhD by Publication

Completing a PhD by publication: a rewarding and challenging choice ๐Ÿ”“๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Kahu | 2014 | In Postgraduate study in Aotearoa New Zealand: Surviving and succeeding


Online articles

A PhD by publication or how I got my doctorate and kept my sanity ๐Ÿ”“๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Cowden | 2013 | The Conversation