Deadlines
We heart deadlines.
Momentum is crucial. 50% of PgRs don't finish their degrees. Meeting deadlines exponentially increases the likelihood of successful, on-time completion.
Our roles are entwined, meeting deadlines respects everyone's practice.
Met deadlines eliminate time-wasting monitoring, reports and paperwork and keep the few processes we put in place, namely single trimester check-in forms, and three milestones in total. We all flourish when our time and energy are focused on our research.
Keeping everyone on the same page means we can provide the intimate community, calibre of programming, immediacy of advisements, intensity of sessions and abundant nexus events we offer.
Pace your deadlines.
Carefully consider your unique processes and the responsibilities you will be balancing by embarking upon postgraduate research. Note how busy you are right now, and determine when you can set aside time for you and your praxis.
Do you work best with an energising, clipped momentum, or do you need more time to process your ideas? Choose an extended or accelerated trajectory accordingly.
Grace period.
Everyone is entitled to a 48-hour grace period—no less and no more, out of fairness to all. Keep in mind your check-in form is your everything form, including registration for the next trimester.
Life gets in the way.
For health or other emergencies, communication is key. Submitting the Woolf Mitigating Circumstances for approval is the first step toward recovery. The sooner we are aware of your circumstances, the sooner we can guide you to the best possible solution and path forward, and alert the collaborators who will be affected. If your form does not materialise, you may re-sit a trimester. We all make mistakes.
Proactivity helps.
Be sure to log the deadlines in the academic calendar into your own. Get the full picture in the curriculum. We will send you text reminders one and two weeks in advance. Consider putting your project first and, if need be, taking care of other obligations during the Deep Focus month.