Do you think you would be more productive with a writing group? If so, below is a toolkit to help you set up a writing group. Step 1 Gather a few like-minded people together. Step 2 Decide what your writing group is for: Is it to spend time in the company of others who are […]
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Establishing your academic profile ultimately depends significantly on publication. You may already have articles, book chapters, conference proceedings or a monograph in your pocket, or you may be just starting to map out your future publication strategy. This blog offers some thoughts on different publication platforms and audiences. Crucially, thinking about how you can tailor […]
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There are many things in the world that prevent a researcher from writing: the stress of looming deadlines, supervisory feedback, poor preparation, family responsibilities, language barriers – the list is endless. However, sometimes our writing is obstructed not so much because of external factors but because of something internal; our own thought processes and expectations […]
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Are you an open researcher? Tell others about it. Open Research encompasses a wide range of practices that aim to make research openly available, transparent and, where this applies, reproducible. Open research practices are not all-or-nothing: they are closely tied to research discipline and can include making publications open access, engaging with innovative open publishing […]
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We asked some of last year’s committee members to give us an insight into being on the DC Conference Committee and any words of wisdom for those thinking of applying for the 2021 committee? Clayton as Co-Chair, congratulations on organising a fantastic 2020 DC Conference. For you, what was the best part about being involved […]
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Dr Mike Rose, Researcher Development Training Officer, Doctoral College Academic writing is a strange beast. It often looks like botched taxidermy, especially in the editing phase. (I was going to include an image here, but they were all a bit upsetting. Image search ‘weird taxidermy’ at your discretion.) The conventions are often rigid but implicit, […]
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