Category Archives: researcher identity

researching on someone else’s project – it’s a relationship

Posted on April 24, 2017 by pat thomson

This is a guest post by Nick Hopwood and Teena Clerke from the University of Technology Sydney. Together they reflect on their separate and shared processes of researching on someone else’s projects. And yes, one of them now works for/with the other. … Continue reading →

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a researcher on someone else’s project?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by pat thomson

I completed my PhD after a pretty substantial professional career. Then, I went into an academic job and jumped straight into my own small research projects. Now, somewhat later, I direct larger and longer research projects, often with a colleague and a small research … Continue reading →

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research as/in everyday life

Posted on June 13, 2016 by pat thomson

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 →