Myths and Realities of Higher Education SystemThe ‘ivory tower’ One of the commonest misconceptions about research is that it is an ‘ivory tower’ activity, far removed from reality...
Thesis-As-Artifact: Your Thesis, Your ProductWhat you say and how you say it are interrelated, and come together in your final written product. From this perspective, it can be...
Sentence StartersIt can sometimes be difficult to start a sentence to express ideas, or find words to show the relationship between ideas. Below is a list...
Review of 'the Literature' or Literatures?" Keep in mind that the aim of it all is to have a thesis: a position or argument you wish to establish—a major claim you want to...
Quoting, Paraphrasing & SummarisingAcademic writing is predominantly research based and therefore includes credible authors’ research and writing. This is incorporated...
Research Background Reading: From Diversifying to Focusing!The more reading you do the better informed you and your research will be. Background reading will enable you to: Identify gaps in the...
When to Write Your PhD ThesisThe patron saint of PhD writing is the Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope. He wrote many novels, including some of the famous...
Verbs Used in the Literature ReviewTo be more precise the list below contains "Verbs Used In The Literature Review To Present previous And/Or Current Research And...
Nasty PhD Viva Questions (Extract)A PhD candidate needs to anticipate the questions that are likely to be asked in the viva - the "horrible ordeal where you have to defend...