Being creative and thinking outside of the box is crucial for a PhD-trepreneur to produce unique and original research contribution.
Encountering an unexpected ‘road block’ in the research journey is a common experience. As such, thinking outside the box comes in handy to devise an alternative solution to get around the problem.
Passion and Determination
Just like an entrepreneur staying passionate and determined is an important trait to have. This involves putting long hours of work in to achieve an intended outcome.
When sometimes unfavourable outcomes like a mexico rcs data rejected publication reply come our way, we will not be deterred by it but instead work on how to improve our publication for the next submission.
Sorting out additional funding and accolades is one way for a PhD researcher to stand out in their field.
For me, securing the UK Data Service Data Impact Fellowship award has definitely helped me to open more doors in advancing my research. Being and staying competitive is good for constant self-improvement.
People and Presentation Skills
A successful PhD-trepreneur needs to be able to communicate their research work in simplest terms.
As such, mastering good people skills is a must in both internal and external engagement. I remember my first research conference with the multi-disciplinary group was indeed exciting!
The above is not an exhaustive list, but covers most of the key skills
In conclusion, having almost finished my PhD programme, I am definitely a different person from where I was when I started 27 months ago.