This is a reflection on the form of a writing genre and what that means. I started thinking about it…
An early draft is a fragile flower
By the time your academic writing is ready to be published, it’s a tough nut, a rose hip, a thick-skinned…
Who is this article for? Finding your audience.
For every article (or book chapter), you need to understand who you are writing for to write a strong abstract,…
Ten things I’ve learned about learning a new skill (especially if you are rubbish at it to start with)
When you start a PhD, you are doing something you’ve been practicing for a long time, studying, and you’ve…
How many drafts should you write?
There are no right answers here, but the true answer to the question ‘how many drafts should I expect to…
5 situations when ‘Planning by Chatting’ is an effective technique
I’m currently setting up a Learning Hub for La Trobe to bring together all the learning support across 6 campuses,…
New name, same old blog
Ahem. So Research Degree Voodoo is being moved over to a new name. RDV was a catchy search term that…
How to plan your part-time study load
Last week I wrote about what a full-time study load looks like, and how to plan your time so you…
What does studying full-time really mean?
When I talk to PhD candidates about how they plan their time, this is one of the challenges that I…
My wildcard day
I’ve wanted to have the chance to regularly work from home for years, but it was never an option in…
