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• Your supervisor or committeeDirection, scope, feedback, timelines.Related guide
• Graduate coordinator or program directorRules, deadlines, extensions, leave, funding, changing supervisor.Related guide
• Writing centreStructure, clarity, academic English, any draft at any stage.Related guide
• Subject librarianSearching the literature, reference managers, data management.Related guide
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• International student officeStudy permits, visas, work hours, settling in.Related guide
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Good resources online

• The Thesis WhispererLong-running, practical blog on every part of the PhD.
• PatterPat Thomson on academic writing and research.
• Shut Up & WriteFree online and in-person writing sessions with other people.
• Manchester Academic PhrasebankPhrases for every section of academic writing.
• ImaginePhDFree career exploration for PhDs in the humanities and social sciences.
• myIDPFree career planning for PhDs in the sciences.

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