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C. Denholm and Evans’ (2006) Doctorates Downunder: Keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand is a collection of essays designed to guide prospective and current doctoral candidates as well as first time supervisors through the maze of doctoral study. The aim of the book is to provide a useful and generic source reference showcasing examples of helpful advice that experienced supervisors can give to doctoral candidates. Such advice is provided in order to make doctoral candidates’ journey more enlightened and, ultimately, successful. Specifically designed for the Australian and New Zealand audience, the Denholm and Evans book contains clear and practical advice that would benefit doctoral students across all disciplines and in other countries as well. As a doctoral supervisor I considered C. Denholm and Evans’ (2006) book essential reading simply to ensure I kept up-to-date with developments and the literature. Often an academic tome acts as a highly effective soporific. I was not prepared for the opposite effect and found myself racing through roughly 70% of the book, before I was even tempted to put out the light and snatch an hour or two of sleep! C. Denholm and Evans’ (2006) book takes the reader on a well-structured journey through the bewildering task of embarking on and successfully completing a Ph.D. It makes compelling reading for both Ph.D. candidates and their supervisors. The book is structured as nine separate sections containing 28 short chapters. Each section complements the information and advice provided in earlier sections, commencing with the beginning of the ‘journey’ and culminating in the ‘end game’ or life after the Ph.D. The author(s) of each chapter has acquired an impressive range and depth of doctoral supervision. Each conveys their advice with a real sense of the challenges and rewards that doctoral candidates are likely to experience. I was able to make a personal connection with the content in most chapters and found myself rueful that I did not have the opportunity to read such a book before or during my own Ph.D. candidature. It would have clarified many matters for me and eased my concerns on a number of issues.

Book Review: Doctorates Downunder: Keys to Successful Doctoral Study in Australia and New Zealand