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Reference management tools – which one is the best?

How far can you go before you have to stick with one familiar tool? This must be a common question...

Zotero is an amazing tool for collecting and organising literature references and I am gradually...

Having completed the first module of my EdD, we move on to Methods of Enquiry (1) which is to...

I was fortunate to attend the 2019 Centre for Doctoral Education (CDE) Graduate Seminar. This was...

When the fire alarm sounds, adrenaline is released into your bloodstream, your heart rate and...

Physically writing may bring more benefit to retention than simply typing on a computer. As an...

I have to write! I started a doctorate in education at UCL’s Institute of Education in...

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Saving words – check your citations 18th September 2023
It’s amazing how much citations can add to your word count. Before you know it, you’ve amassed a few hundred words just filling in brackets. Of course you need citations. You can’t just leave them out. You can’t just assert. … Continue reading →

The enshittification of academic social media 10th July 2023
If I started Thesis Whisperer today, 10th of July 2023, you would never hear about me. I built a readership in my little corner of academia, and some measure of influence, by sharing my work online. When people ask how I got to 100,000 followers on social media, I used to share two tips: 1) […]