Writing a thesis can feel overwhelming, but Hugh Kearns & Maria Gardiner from LSE Impact Blog 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.
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.
For many academics currently working from home, writing will be a secondary consideration, or even impossible. However, for others writing can be an essential way to maintain a sense of stability and to meaningfully respond to the current situation.
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…
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
Two science communicators explain how researchers who present themselves as curious, fallible humans might be perceived as more authentic in this post shared from Nature Careers.
Respect for what you and your colleagues bring to the table is vital to successful integration, says Melissa T. Miller in her blog for Nature Careers
How the Evidence-Based Research paradigm promotes more ethical and innovative research – and stops limited research funding being wasted! By Caroline Blaine, Klara Brunnhuber and Hans Lund from the LSE Impact Blog
Models can predict the location of cell structures from light-microscopy images alone, without the need for harmful fluorescence labelling. Find out more in this article by Amber Dance for Nature Careers
Blog shared from Hilary Evans for Alzheimer’s Research UK – New report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK shines a light on the UK’s attitudes towards dementia and research
Alzheimer’s Society Annual Review highlights what Alzheimer’s Society research has been working and achieved in the last year
Academic writing is often criticised for its tendency to be arid and unengaging, but what makes a paper interesting? Find out in this great blog by Dr Manuel Goyanes, shared from the LSE Impact Blog
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