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Category Archives: research
making the most of research leftovers
You all know about leftovers. The bits of a meal that you couldn’t quite finish. The remnants that end up in a plastic box or a covered bowl in the fridge. Mostly you get round to eating them for lunch … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, data, data analysis, leftover, Pat Thomson, research
Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, research, research leftovers
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“discussion” – it’s about moving forward
Discussion. It’s a word that immediately comes to mind when we think about communicating research. First we report the results, and then we discuss them. Discussion might be a separate thesis chapter just before the conclusion, or the end of … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, contribution, discussion, research
Tagged academic discussion, argument, contribution, original contribution, Pat Thomson, research
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the risk of research feature creep
I’ve recently been reading a design manual – don’t ask – and came across the term feature creep. Designers define feature creep as “a continuous expansion or addition of new features”. And this feature creep is a problem. The term … Continue reading
broadcasting your research
This is a guest post by Earl Harper. Earl is currently in the final year of his doctorate at Bristol University. He is studying ecological gentrification in response to apocalyptic imaginaries of climate change and has previously worked as a … Continue reading
bad writing advice
There’s some very bad writing advice out there. Most of it is well-intentioned. Most doesn’t aim to make profit from anxious writers. But unfortunately readily available writing advice is not uniformly good. Does this matter? Caveat emptor perhaps? Well, there’s … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, advice, poor advice, research, writing research
Tagged academic writing research, advice, Bad Ideas About Writing, Pat Thomson
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putting the search into research – starting the phd
Getting through a doctorate requires a finely honed information practice. You have to become pretty good at summarising, synthesising and categorising ‘stuff’ – otherwise known as ‘the literatures’. But you also have to keep track of what you’ve read, and … Continue reading
big researchers don’t cry?
This is a guest post from Jozica Kutin. Jozica is a researcher and PhD candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne. At the end of each research interview I tell the person I’ve interviewed how appreciative I am of their time and … Continue reading
Posted in Emotion, emotional research, interview, interviews, research, Uncategorized
Tagged emotion, interview, Jozica Kutin, research
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beware the shoehorn – #researchfunding
For the last five years, I’ve directed a research development centre for the Arts and Social Sciences. I’ve just finished that job and am thinking about what I’ve learnt. This is one of the things that I’ve worried about. The dictionary tells me … Continue reading
research as/in everyday life
A few weeks ago I was sitting with a group of professional musicians. Not my usual company. It was actually a seminar for musicians undertaking practice based PhDs, and I’d been invited to talk, along with @minxmarple, by @annscottpiano. My … Continue reading
Posted in ethnography, ontology, research, researcher identity
Tagged Ethnography, ontology, Pat Thomson, research as everyday
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