Managing your workload (i.e., your life)
Students ask: How can I manage all the work in time? And how can I balance the PhD with everything else? How do I spread […]
Category: Students
Reading your own work
Students ask: How do you read your own work and criticize it? How can I read like an examiner? People usually read […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]