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Pat Thomson is Professor of Education in the School of Education, The University of Nottingham, UK
March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 pat thomson

thinking about collaborations

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 pat thomson

a note on acronyms

March 6, 2023March 5, 2023 pat thomson

using jargon

February 27, 2023October 18, 2023 pat thomson

line editing – learning from editors

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 pat thomson

five focusing questions to kick off some writing

February 13, 2023February 12, 2023 pat thomson

revising – mark up your text to achieve focus

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 pat thomson

cutting and pasting early text into the thesis – part 2.

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 pat thomson

can you cut and paste early text into your thesis?

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 pat thomson

developing a research agenda

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 pat thomson

getting to grips with PSA – Pre Submission Angst

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