Your PhD is your film. Choose a guide who directs with care, not just credentials.

You may have the best script, the boldest idea, the passion to carry it through.
But the film will only land—truly land—if the director and screenwriter are in sync.
That’s what your relationship with your PhD supervisor is.
Not a top-down hierarchy, but a collaboration.

We often chase names: the award-winning, the most cited, the academic ‘stars.’
But brilliance alone cannot carry your story.

The real question is—
Can this person see the film you’re trying to make?
Will they push you when you need rigour, and pause with you when you need breath?
Can they co-create, not commandeer?

I’ve seen some of the most powerful research journeys unfold not under the most celebrated names, but under those who knew how to listen.
To guide with humility.
To let the scholar bloom in their own rhythm.

Your PhD is long.
There will be rewrites, delays, scenes you’ll want to delete.
Choose a supervisor who helps you direct the kind of work you’ll one day be proud to screen.

Because this is not just a degree.
It’s a vision. A voice. A legacy in the making.

And the right guide? They won’t steal the spotlight.
They’ll light it just right so your work can shine.


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