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Pat Thomson is Professor of Education in the School of Education, The University of Nottingham, UK
April 29, 2025 pat thomson

concluding well: writing a plausible So What

April 23, 2025 pat thomson

productive redundancy

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 pat thomson

inventing new words

April 7, 2025April 8, 2025 pat thomson

writing with research partners part two

March 31, 2025 pat thomson

writing with research partners – part one

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 pat thomson

doctoral experiences – there are literatures

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 pat thomson

how to avoid RRI – Reader Replication Irritation 

March 3, 2025 pat thomson

literatures – look for blind spots

February 23, 2025 pat thomson

the deep research hangout

February 10, 2025February 12, 2025 pat thomson

On not writing bad writing advice

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