Tag Archives: phd
PhD, blogging and procrastination
It’s been a month since my last blog post, but it feels like an eternity. Furthermore, tweeting has gone way down too. But I guess that’s what happens when real life takes over. Truth is, as useful and creative as … Continue reading
If a blog is a baby, am I a neglectful parent?
‘Not a PhD Thesis’ is not my first blog, but it is certainly the one that has lasted the longest. Actually, my first blog was born in 1998/9. At that point, I don’t think there was anything like the web … Continue reading
Social Media as a Research Tool
By Dr Sarah-Louise Quinnell I seem to be becoming known as a bit of a social media expert, particularly in relation to its application within academic research and researcher development. So how did this come to be? Aftr all, my … Continue reading
Not a student, not quite staff
Being a PhD student sometimes feels like being in limbo (or, purgatory, if you are Catholic). Technically, we are students, in the sense that we pay tuition fees (unless you are lucky enough to receive a studentship) and we come … Continue reading
My Archimedes moment (via From Tweet to Thesis)
I have been interested in the origin of PhD research and I have started a new blog to collect individual accounts. Here is my first post, about how I came up with my topic. Let’s hope it’s not the last. … Continue reading
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Is losing weight similar to writing a thesis? (via The Thesis Whisperer)
If there’s only one thing that you read during your PhD, make it this one. I found it to be the most helpful and motivating when I came to start writing up and it completely changed my attitude. The weight … Continue reading
Reflections on writing up (a chapter)
I always thought that my working style on my PhD was to write up as I go along. Since my superviser suggested a few weeks ago that I should put a temporary freeze on new reading and produce my first … Continue reading
The Evanescence of Philosophy
It’s been a while since I last found literary treasures in philosophy, which is ironic given that I waxed lyrical about the beauty of specific words that philosophers, including Hegel, use in their treatise. Maybe, something does get lost in … Continue reading
Imagining my PhD
Well, ok, sometimes I do sit and wonder what it would be like to actually complete my thesis, submit it, get my doctorate and get it published. I do imagine what it would be like to be a bona fide, … Continue reading
