Category Archives: learning

feeling like an imposter? ask “what’s going on here?”

Posted on July 26, 2021 by pat thomson

The term imposter syndrome is everywhere. People “have it”, “suffer from it” or “ have a bad case of it.” Imposter syndrome is a term that worries me. I’ve been concerned at how it’s used for quite some time. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in academic culture, imposter syndrome, learning | Tagged higher education, imposter, learning, outsider, Pat Thomson, university | 12 Comments

learning to supervise: some personal turning points

Posted on October 21, 2013 by pat thomson

This is a guest post by Helen Colley, Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University of Huddersfield, where she is also Director of Graduate Education for the School of Education and Professional Development. Her personal research interests currently focus on … Continue reading →

Posted in Helen Colley, learning, supervision | Tagged Helen Colley, learning to supervise, Rowena Murray, supervision | 5 Comments

learning to supervise: from training to pedagogy

Posted on October 10, 2013 by pat thomson

This guest post is by Eva Bendix Petersen. Eva is senior lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research focusses on subject/identity formation in educational contexts, especially as they play out in Academia. Eva … Continue reading →

Posted in doctoral pedagogies, learning, pedagogy, PhD, supervision | Tagged doctoral pedagogies, Eva Petersen, supervision, training | 8 Comments

doctoral training and the messiness of research

Posted on July 9, 2012 by pat thomson

This post is written by Simon Bailey, a Research Fellow in the Business School at the University of Manchester. As a unique contribution to knowledge, doctorates are by definition very individual things. Though planning is very important, plans must be … Continue reading →

Posted in doctoral education, learning, mess, PhD, research methods, research project, scholarly identity | Tagged doctoral education, follow your nose, messy research, Simon Bailey | 1 Comment

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 →