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JSPS Summer Programme 2020
JSPS will award fellowships to 23 UK PhD students to conduct research and experience culture in Japan for two months in 2020. The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is an independent administrative institution, established by way of a national law for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all […]
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AcWriMo: Writing Groups
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. Decide what your writing group is for. Is it to spend time in the company of others who are writing? Is it for writing support to help […]
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AcWriMo: Researcher Identifiers and your Publication Profile
Nowadays, merely undertaking interesting research is not enough to build a successful career as a researcher; it’s also crucial in the competitive world of academia to be able to demonstrate the impact, influence and reach of your research. One way to do this is to publish your work and get it out to as many people […]
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AcWriMo: Peer Review
Most of the work that you publish will go through some form of peer review. This is exactly as the name suggests; your peers will review your work and make suggestions to improve the article (for more information see the Elsevier website). Researchers generally suggest that their work is improved by the peer review process, and PGRs […]
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AcWriMo: Editing & Proofreading
People often think that editing and proofreading are the same. Actually, they are different although there is a degree of overlap between the two. Let’s consider what is meant by these two terms. We’ll start with editing. Editing Generally, editing refers to the process of making changes to the structural and conceptual elements of your […]
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