Supervisors’ Secrets
University of Vienna Doctoral Schools
Every garden has its keeper. Every doctoral journey has its guide.Behind every finished dissertation is a supervisor who said the right thing at the right moment. Who gave feedback that stung a little, but stuck. Who knew exactly when to water a project and when to step back and let it grow. But here is the thing: supervisors rarely talk to each other about any of this. Supervisors’ Secrets changes that.We are a podcast by supervisors, for (future) supervisors – and for anyone who has ever wondered what goes on in those one-on-one meetings. In each episode, our hosts sit down with two doctoral supervisors from across the University of Vienna. What worked? What failed spectacularly? What did their own supervisor teach them – or not?The conversations are candid, concise (30 minutes, we promise), and surprisingly entertaining. No jargon. No lectures. Just real stories, in German and English. Think of it as the gardening hour for doctoral education, a reminder that you are not alone in