...Aliya Kuzhabekova; Aizhan Temerbayeva Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role scholarly conferences play in professional socialization of doctoral students. Design/methodology/approach Using data from 20 interviews on conference experiences of student attendees of a North...

... students can become more empowered by the process of “doing” a PhD, rather than being confined to their own specific discipline, and being merely “led” by a supervisor. This is illustrated through the experience of organising and running a series of successful student‐led PhD Experience Conferences which...