Blood, sweat, and tears. You’ve submitted your article. What responses might you get from the journal? Acceptance without revisions If this happens, you’ve hit the jackpot. It’s rare, but it means you don’t need to do anything further. Your article will be published as it is. Acceptance with minor revisions…
Recently, I met Taylor Krohn, an academic writing instructor. She asked me to check out Really Write, a free editing tool she created with a software developer to help researchers write clearly and concisely. How does Really Write work? Copy your text to the website, and you’ll receive feedback…
Regularly, I am asked why I organise writing courses, “…after all, there are academic writing courses available, and if I’ve taken those, why would I need another writing course?” Good question. Academic Writing Academic writing courses focus on theoretical and analytical aspects; they cover topics such as the structure of…
‘You have to take the rough with the smooth.’ In short, that’s how PhD students explain to me what they think about how they are supervised. Some are happy with how they are supported by their supervisor and (daily) tutor(s), others get really upset, insecure, frustrated and even unhappy. What…
You read an awful lot during your PhD. And it is quite a job. You have to make sure you find the right literature and don’t lose yourself in all these articles that might be very interesting. You have to make sure you remember everything you read. It really can…
Do you have the idea that you are a fraud? That even though it seems that you are able to do a PhD, you still have the feeling that you are not capable of doing it at all? Or does it feel that, despite the clear opinion of your supervisors,…
