I've been trying to write this post for a while, and I can't quite get what is in my head onto this page in quite the right way. What I want to do is something a little indulgent, and reflect on my experiences, over the last 5 years, of becoming and being an 'early career … Continue reading Becoming, being, and change: reflecting on early career (and what comes next)
Category: post-PhD work
Paper writing: effective conclusions
This is the second post in the Paper Writing series: the first on Introductions is here. This post deals with the opposite end of the paper: conclusions. Conclusions, for me, are the hardest part of paper writing. I really struggle to pull all the strands of the paper together in a coherent, punchy closing paragraph … Continue reading Paper writing: effective conclusions
On support for PhD and research writing
I have been reading several articles and blog posts recently about research writing, PhD writing, and the need for more focused and well-thought out pedagogies and support for research and doctoral writing (as opposed to what mostly happens, which is ad hoc, often managed by a 'support unit' like a writing or learning centre, or … Continue reading On support for PhD and research writing
On my first proper post-doc year, and planning for the next
This was supposed to be my final post for 2015, but I decided to give my brain a longer rest that usual at the end of a hectic November, and then suddenly 2015 was over. Thus, it is my first post for 2016, instead. I've been re-reading the last post I published in 2014 - … Continue reading On my first proper post-doc year, and planning for the next
The relentlessness of writing for publication
This post comes on the eve of AcWriMo - a month long writing event that happens around the world during November every year. In this post I want to address two things I am (and colleagues and friends are) battling with at this time of year: fatigue, and motivation to keep going in the face … Continue reading The relentlessness of writing for publication
