Myths and Realities of Higher Education System
The ‘ivory tower’
One of the commonest misconceptions about research is that it is an ‘ivory tower’…
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Discrimination Against “Mature” Doctorate Students !
Introduction
There are some subjects where mature students (i.e. those in their thirties and over) are the norm…
When to Write Your PhD Thesis
The patron saint of PhD writing is the Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope. He wrote many novels, including some…
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 Thesis Writing as a Process
If writing leads to discovery and not, as is generally supposed, discoveries merely need to be put into writing,…
Writing Conference Papers and Journal Articles
As part of your development into a fully professional researcher, there are two important pieces of writing that…
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…
The Aims of PhD Candidate, Supervisor and Examiner.
In this article, we shall discuss the nature of a PhD program. We shall consider the inevitably different aims that…
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…