SUSAN CARTER Coordinator of the Research Development Programme at the University of Auckland New Zealand where she has been coordinating a central doctoral programme since 2004. Her publications have focused on English literature analysis doctoral experience doctoral pedagogy and the written thesis. FRANCES KELLY Lecturer in Doctoral Skills Development and Head of Student Learning at the University of Auckland New Zealand. Her research interests span higher education and English. She is particularly interested in cultural conceptions of the PhD doctoral writing and the transition from doctoral study to early career as well as neo-Victorian fiction. IAN BRAILSFORD Academic Advisor/Lecturer at the University of Auckland New Zealand. He works alongside early-career academics and helps sessional tutors with their teaching and academic careers. . Language: English