Bridging the expectation gap: a survey of Australian PhD candidates and supervisors in politics and international relations

Figures & data

Figure 1. Candidate demographics in 2013 and 2022. *Note: No 2013 questions asked about domestic/international status directly; we use the 2013 question ‘What is your country of origin?’, with possible responses ‘Australia’ and ‘other’, as approximations.

Figure 2. Candidates’ desired career paths. n = 88.

Figure 3. The perceived relative value of PhD programmes, by candidates and supervisors.

Figure 4. Availability and sufficiency of methods training (candidates).

Figure 5. Availability and sufficiency of methods training (supervisors).