Category Archives: critical

the academic earworm

Posted on November 30, 2017 by pat thomson

We all know about earworms. They’re that piece of music that we can’t get out of our heads (thanks Kylie). The Earworm Project – yes, there really was such a thing and it was real, proper, actually funded research – … Continue reading →

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being ‘critical’ – starting the phd

Posted on November 9, 2017 by pat thomson

At the start of the PhD, your supervisor will almost undoubtedly ask you to critically evaluate some literatures. This reading is so that you can prepare a more detailed proposal than you initially submitted. And it you are doing courses … Continue reading →