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Tag Archives: interview
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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the importance of doing your homework
I’ve just been involved in selecting for a postdoctoral bursary and a PhD studentship. In both instances some of the people who applied had good ideas, the kinds of track records that garnered attention, and wrote well structured applications about … Continue reading
Posted in conversation, homework, job interview, postdoc, scholarship, synergies
Tagged conversation, homework, interview, Pat Thomson, studentship
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can you write about mess in your thesis, and if so, how? part one
This post is written by Dr Peter Matthews who works in the School of the Built Environment at Herriott Watt. Peter’s blog is Urbanity…History and he tweets as @urbaneprofessor. I asked him to show and tell how he talked about … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, interview, mess, PhD, reflection, research methods, thesis
Tagged interview, mess, Peter Matthews, reflection, thesis
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