Guest post – Phil Powrie, Professor of Cinema Studies “Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.” — attrib. William Faulkner When I started out as a researcher my then Head of Department popped into my office one day and saw that I had a lot of books open […]
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In this post, we help you to know what to include in particular subsections, and give you a few tips to help you on your way. First of all, read the Author Guidelines for the journal that you are writing for. They’re normally on the Journal’s website, and they are vital reading BEFORE you start […]
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The first thing that you need to decide when you are wanting to publish is where you want to put your work. Here is a list of some things that you may want to think about: What is the scope of the journal, and does it fit my work? What types of article are published? Do […]
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It is important to plan what you are going to do during your AcWriMo. Don’t leave it to chance! If your target is to get something finished by the end of the month, break down how much time you will have to spend on it each day and the tasks you will have to do […]
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Institute of Directors: Student Membership Programme The Doctoral College have purchased a limited number of IoD annual student memberships to give to researchers at the University of Surrey this year for FREE. This is for both PGRs and ECRs, so please don’t be put off by the term “student membership”. About Find out what a student membership gives […]
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What is AcWriMo? AcWriMo is Academic Writing Month. It occurs worldwide throughout November and came from NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The original AcWriMo was started by PhD to Published where you can find information about, and join in with, the worldwide event. How do I get involved? The idea is simple: decide what you would like to write during the […]
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