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…
RSS Feed: What is It? How to Use? and What is the Best Mobile App to Read?
What is RSS?
(Rich Site Summary) is a simple method for receiving regularly updated web content and for tracking…
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…
Induction & Pattern Recognition
Induction is pattern recognition -- an inference based on limited observational or experimental data…
Where to Go if You Lose Track During Thesis Writing?
The feelings of frustration and loss of direction, for many reasons, are often and inevitable during thesis …
Visualizing Research Problems
“The mere formulation of a problem is far more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of…
A Sample Research Proposal
Two aspects of Japanese sentence final expressions in relation to gender: expressing modality and constructing…