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Pat Thomson is Professor of Education in the School of Education, The University of Nottingham, UK
April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 pat thomson

making the case for your research

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 pat thomson

useless ideas

April 3, 2023 pat thomson

academic writing as conversation

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 pat thomson

AI and all that jazz

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

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