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Category Archives: supervision
my supervisor expects me to keep revising – why?
I often hear doctoral researchers asking this question. They’ve sent their supervisor some writing. It’s come back with feedback and suggestions and maybe actual corrections. The doc. researcher has attended to all of these and sent the revised text back … Continue reading
revising? try a four step approach
Many people approach revising as if it is a single shot process. They tell themselves, “I’m just going to sit down now and revise my paper”. But revising and refining a text are not one activity, they are several. The … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, communication, revision, revision strategy, supervision
Tagged communication, Pat Thomson, revision, revision strategy, supervision
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not letting go of the text
A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I had any advice for someone who struggled to let go of their writing – they wrote but then it was really difficult to send the writing off to their supervisor. … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, critique, supervision, text, text work/identity work
Tagged letting go, Pat Thomson, supervision, supervision pedagogies, text
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the viva and the supervisor
Last week I reached thirty two. Thirty two doctoral researchers who successfully defended their research. Thirty two Doctors let loose on the world. And two things are now on my mind. Not thirty two. Just two. The first thing I’m … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, PhD, phd defence, supervision, supervisor, viva
Tagged Pat Thomson, supervision, supervisor, viva
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that bleeding thesis…
No. I’m not cussing. Let me explain why. My colleague Brigitte Nerlich sent me an email the other day. She said: I was talking to a PhD student (not one of mine) and this student repeatedly used a metaphor which … Continue reading
Posted in Brigitte Nerlich, feedback, supervision, supervisor, thesis
Tagged Brigitte Nerlich, feedback, Pat Thomson, supervision, thesis
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co-writing with your supervisor – do we need a code of good practice?
Yes, universities now promote the practice of doctoral researchers writing with their supervisors, but their advice and support for those involved lags well behind their encouragement. Most universities sign on to the Vancouver protocol, developed by medical researchers, which clarifies … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, author order, authors, authorship, co-writing, ICJMA, publishing, supervision, Uncategorized
Tagged authorship, ICMJA, Pat Thomson, VITAE, writing with your supervisor
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the PhD supervisor is a mentor
This guest post is written by Raquel Da Silva. Raquel is a PhD student at the University of Birmingham at the Institute of Applied Social Sciences. Her research is about the life stories of former political violent activists in Portugal. She … Continue reading
Posted in supervision, supervisor, support
Tagged Raquel Da Silva, supervision as mentoring, supervisor
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a double plus bad PhD experience
A few weeks ago someone posted this comment on patter. I think it’s worth reposting. As a non-native English Phd researcher, my conclusion is that doing a PhD written in English language is almost doing a PhD in creative English … Continue reading
Posted in English language, international PhD, supervision
Tagged English Language PhD, international PhD, Pat Thomson
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writing centred supervision
I’ve been thinking recently about my own supervision practices, as well as the literatures on supervision. You’d think I’d have this sorted eh, given how much I write about writing. But there’s always lots of room for reflection, learning and … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, supervision, supervisor
Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, writing-centred supervision
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