Category Archives: equity

PhD by publication or PhD and publication – part two

Posted on April 22, 2013 by pat thomson

After my first post about the changing nature of the PhD and the move to PhD by publication I was contacted by a number of people who were doing the by-publication doctorate. They were enthusiastic about it. One group were … Continue reading →

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some thoughts on learning, exploitation and that Birmingham ad

Posted on July 5, 2012 by pat thomson

There’s been quite a bit of talk this week about the ad run by The University of Birmingham for an honorary two day a week research fellow. It was taken down relatively quickly after a tweet and facebook flurry. Birmingham … Continue reading →

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