Plagiarism in Academic Writing
"Students are often unsure of exactly what plagiarism is and how it affects them. Cutting and pasting from…
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Four Types of Scientists
16 personalities
According to Carl G. Jung's theory of psychological types , people can be characterized by…
Sex Transmutation for Academic Researchers
The meaning of the word "transmute" is, in simple language, "the changing, or transferring of one element, or form…
10 Truths a PhD Supervisor will never Tell You
There are some important dos and don’ts to bear in mind when choosing someone to oversee your doctoral thesis,…
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…
How to Write to a Prospective PhD or Post-Doc Supervisor
Today’s post is from Prof Faye Hicks. Faye is a hydrotechincal (civil) engineer with 30+ years of experience and…
A Sample Research Proposal
Two aspects of Japanese sentence final expressions in relation to gender: expressing modality and constructing…
DEALING WITH STUDENT-SUPERVISOR PROBLEMS
INTRODUCTION
Not all relationships work out as planned. Considering the stress graduate students experience and…
Ph.D Thesis Research: Where do I Start?
If you are the next Paul Samuelson and will wholly transform the field of economics, pay no heed. If you are the…