Category Archives: space

are we all part time now?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by pat thomson

Being a part-time doctoral researcher is hard. Part-timers are generally already in work, professionals, “mature”, doing the doctorate to upgrade quals and/or further an interest. There’s a lot of part-time in my field of education, and in other areas like … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, part time PhD, space | Tagged digital, isolation, part time doctorate, Pat Thomson, working at home | 15 Comments

writing home and away

Posted on February 3, 2020 by pat thomson

I’m working away from my desk, as my out of office assistant puts it. But I’m still very much working. I’m writing out of place. I don’t have my usual working set up. And not just for a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, academic writing as work, office, space, writing routine | Tagged academic writing, desktop, out of office, Pat Thomson, routine, space | 7 Comments

book blogging – making room for two

Posted on November 20, 2014 by pat thomson

Ta dah. Loud fanfare. We have now written seven chapters, five of them in this sitting. That’s two days per chapter. Whew. We’ve had to be pretty organised to achieve this level of productivity. We’ve not only done a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in book writing, side by side writing, space | Tagged Barbara Kamler, book writing, co-writing, Pat Thomson, space | 2 Comments

academic travel story – on getting un-jammed

Posted on June 13, 2013 by pat thomson

I’ve just been on a week’s leave in the south of France. Well yes, poor me eh. Anyway before we get into a discussion of whether this was a good or bad time to go or be away, Ill just … Continue reading →