Category Archives: Europe

the downside of having a Big Book thesis

Posted on April 25, 2013 by pat thomson

This is a guest post by Katie Wheat. Katie graduated with a PhD in Psychology from University of York and now works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Cognitive Neuroscience at Maastricht University. She is currently using brain … Continue reading →

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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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the PhD and publication/by publication – a very peculiar practice? part one

Posted on April 18, 2013 by pat thomson

It is now increasingly common in parts of Europe for PhDs in the humanities and social sciences to be awarded on the basis of publication. The norm seems to be three, but sometimes four, papers in international peer reviewed journals. … Continue reading →

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thinking about theory

Posted on August 10, 2012 by pat thomson

Has your supervisor told you that you must ‘do theory’ in your thesis ? Nothing like this kind of comment to bring about a real case of the jitters. Thesis Whisperer recently posted about just this situation and you might … Continue reading →