Writing a thesis can feel overwhelming. In this post, Hugh Kearns and Maria Gardiner are here to help. They detail the common reasons why PhD students tend to avoid writing and counter them with strategies to counter procrastination and perfectionism. Shared from the LSE Impact Blog.
I assume you watched Love Island, right? It seems we all did. And if you didn’t (Don’t worry it will be back in the summer). Cancel all plans and you’ll be caught up in no time. It’ll be well worth it. Much like David Attenborough’s Planet Earth, Love Island offers new perspectives on our world,…
10 counter-intuitive insights to help you understand and improve your own writing practice.
Sitting down to write a grant application? Recently submitted a proposal or been successful in the last MRC board round? Building grant writing skills is a great way to help secure funding. With experience of working with various MRC boards and panels, Dr David Crosby, Programme Manager for Methodology and Experimental Medicine, has a pretty good…
40 popular blogs by academics (who also make the most of Twitter)
Preparing for job interview questions in advance can help calm your nerves, so what are you likely to be asked in an interview for an academic job? This blog shared from the Thesis Whisperer has a few suggestions..
Earlier this year, Alzheimer’s Research UK offered dementia researchers in the early stages of their career a chance to sit in on a meeting of our Grant Review Board. Dr Lauren Walker took the opportunity…
A short sequence of steps and flagged a number of freely available online tools that will help researchers to easily integrate an effective literature review and discovery routine into their work lives.
Sarah Stanford undertoook a PhD researching self-harm. In this blog she provides great advice for anyone thinking about the challenges of PhD and Parenting.
Thesis Whisperer post by Dr Pippa Yeoman who has started what is beginning to be called the ‘post-post-post doc’ stage of the academic career
Listen to Professor Alexandra Olaya-Castro and Professor Geraint Rees in this UCL Podcast, discussing the challenges and turning points in their careers as they maintain the balance between success in academia and personal life.
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