Three years is a long time and many things change as we learn and grow along with our thesis. Ana describes how her academic writing changed since the first year of PhD… It is November and social media, as well as my pending panel report, cause me to think about writing more than usual. About…
The last few miles are sometimes the hardest part of the journey. In our new post, Salma shares her tips on acing the PhD thesis submission… I recently submitted my full draft thesis to my three supervisors to check. Prior to that each chapter had been checked by at least one supervisor, and at least two…
As the old proverb goes, the longest journey begins with a single step. Notwithstanding the fact that most journeys these-a-days begin with a trawl through Google Maps (other maps are available), this wisdom still rings true. If only that first step wasn’t always so difficult… As we tiptoe towards the end of Academic Writing Month,…
Reading about writing is probably one of my favourite procrastination activities. There are whole shelves filled with academic writing handbooks and manuals, but this book was a game changer for me. Here’s why… A colleague recommended this book saying she wished she had read it at the beginning of her PhD, as it…
Ever since I can remember I’ve had a certain natural inclination to write literature. However, having spent most of my life in educational institutions, I seem to have acquired some academic skills too. Now in the third year of my four-year PhD, I still get asked whether I really think it possible to be both…
In case you haven’t guessed from the #AcWriMo hashtag flooding your social media channels, November is the Academic Writing month. Yaaay or naaay? Hmmm… How it all began… When I was starting university, I didn’t really think too much about writing, I was keener on listening and reading about all those interesting topics in the…
Exploring the emotional processes involved in both being and becoming academic
Musings of a nutty professor in the making
Molding Research in the mainstream
Because there's always room for improvement
The evolving tale of my PhD as it happens
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