Imposter syndrome
Students ask: How can I deal with imposter syndrome? There’s so much I don’t know; I feel like a fraud. Imposter syndrome – that […]
Research hygiene
Students ask: What does it mean to keep good records? How can I maintain traceability between my writing and my notes? Research […]
Contradictory reviews
I recently received the most contradictory reviews I have ever seen. My co-authors and I had submitted a significant journal article to […]
Academic interviews
My School has been going through a period of expansion, appointing candidates to a range of lectureships and senior lectureships. These interviews […]
Thematic analysis – a practical guide
I’ve spent much of the week reading Braun and Clarke’s book – Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide. It was something of a […]
The audit trail
Record keeping is fundamental to research – and to research supervision. Supervisors often resist student-record-keeping as mindless bureaucracy, but a clear audit trail […]
Destructive behaviours (to avoid)
Students ask: What should I do when I haven’t made any progress? I don’t want to waste my supervisor’s time… There are few […]
Navigating terminological confusion – the case of case studies
Students ask: What is a case study? One of the ironies of academia that, in a realm that strives for precision and rigour, […]
Talk in 2 minutes
Students ask: How can I explain all of my research in two minutes? Many conferences have two-minute slots for people to introduce their […]
Walk-and-talk
Taking an awkward or difficult conversation with a student out of the office and walking around outside while you talk – the […]