Daniel Gooch – The Pragmatic PhD

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025Students

Coping with rejection

I came across this blog post from the LSE the other evening discussing the shortcomings of the current financing structure for research […]

April 28, 2025August 19, 2025Students, Supervisors, Uncategorized

GenAI and doctoral research

Watch this space… Over the last few weeks and months I’ve been working with colleagues across my institute on drafting specific guidance […]

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025Uncategorized

A manifesto for the simple scribe

A colleague recently sent me an article – a manifesto for the simple scribe – my 25 commandments for journalists. On a […]

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025Supervisors

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 […]

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024Students

Academic interviews

My School has been going through a period of expansion, appointing candidates to a range of lectureships and senior lectureships. These interviews […]

November 13, 2024February 25, 2025Students, Supervisors

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 […]