March 23, 2022March 23, 2022Students 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 […]
November 15, 2021December 6, 2021Students 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, […]
November 8, 2021November 8, 2021Students 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 […]
August 24, 2021August 24, 2021Students Good enough Students ask: How do you know something (i.e., your research, your paper, your dissertation) is good enough? This is one of those ‘how […]
June 18, 2021July 1, 2021Students Awkward conversations Students ask: How can I handle awkward conversations with my supervisors? How can I disagree with my supervisors? What if my supervisors are wrong? The […]
May 1, 2021March 12, 2023Students Thrashing Students ask: What should I do when I keep working and working, but I don’t seem to get anywhere? Thrashing is a […]
January 28, 2021July 8, 2021Students The power of ‘because’ Students ask: Why won’t my supervisors listen to me? One of the most useful words in the supervisory dialogue (and indeed more […]