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Pat Thomson is Professor of Education in the School of Education, The University of Nottingham, UK
January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 pat thomson

There are no writing “rules”

December 17, 2023December 18, 2023 pat thomson

festive season

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 pat thomson

the slow paper

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 pat thomson

publishing in top ranked journals

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 pat thomson

write short to help write with authority

November 20, 2023November 21, 2023 pat thomson

a letter to reviewer 2

November 13, 2023November 12, 2023 pat thomson

you’ve submitted, now it’s wait time

November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 pat thomson

creating a writing mood

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 pat thomson

criticality in the PhD – nine things to avoid

October 23, 2023October 22, 2023 pat thomson

Writing a journal article – 8 steps to So What and Now What

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