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The Nature of the PhD Qualification
" In this article we shall discuss the nature of a PhD. We shall consider the objectives of the process, the part that it plays in the...
The Aims of PhD Candidate, Supervisor and Examiner: How to Avoid the Clash?
" In this article we shall discuss the nature of a PhD. We shall consider the inevitably different aims the students, the supervisors and...
How not to Get a PhD: By Overestimating What is Required.
" The words used to describe the outcome of a PhD project – ‘an original contribution to knowledge’ – may sound rather grand, but we must...
Writing Conference Papers and Journal Articles
" As part of your development into a fully professional researcher, there are two important pieces of writing that PhD student should be...
PhD Thesis Writing as a Process
WRITING AS A PROCESS OF REWRITING Your thesis is the product on which you will be assessed. Writing it is far more than merely reporting...
Writing Your PhD: What & When?
" In this Article we shall examine the task of writing your PhD. First, note that we do not say ‘writing up your PhD’: that formulation...
Mature Doctorate Students !
There are some subjects where mature students (i.e. those in their thirties and over) are the norm rather than the exception. In...
Myths and Realities of Higher Education System
The ‘ivory tower’ One of the commonest misconceptions about research is that it is an ‘ivory tower’ activity, far removed from reality...
When to Write Your PhD Thesis
The patron saint of PhD writing is the Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope. He wrote many novels, including some of the famous...
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