Wednesday 11th July, 10.30am – 4.30pm, Essex House 133 This workshop aims to help you get the most out of the written word, combining tricks and tips from the worlds of creative writing, marketing, and academic editing. Giving you practical pointers and advice based on experience, this workshop is aimed at all stages of research, whether … Continue reading
The First Fictions launch weekend, to be held from the 20th to the 22nd of January, 2012, brings together established authors and academics in order to debate notions of “firstness”, across several contexts, in fiction. A partnership between Myriad Editions and the University of Sussex, we have an exciting lineup consisting of Ian Rankin, Nicholas … Continue reading
Every Wednesday night, between 19:30 and 20:30 UK time [1], a ‘brood’ [2] of doctoral researchers from different time-zones gather under the Twitter hashtag #phdchat, for a synchronous chat about different aspects of doctoral research. The week before last, the selected topic was the Literature Review. I mentioned that I often used Skim alongside Scrivener … Continue reading
from the Doctoral School inbox: Good afternoon, Our partner website, LinkHigher, has been running a competition for postgraduates to find the best personal statement (100 words max) as judged by a panel of high profile postgraduate employers. The competition is open to anyone who is studying for or already holds a Masters or PhD qualification. … Continue reading
It’s a cliché that just after creating a new document called ‘Thesis.doc”, the doctoral researcher finding him- or herself in ‘writing-up mode’ will inevitably start writing the Dedication and Acknowledgements. Stereotyped and tired this image may be, yet it is not a million miles from the truth. But, let’s pause and remove the veils of … Continue reading
Last week, the Doctoral School gave Sussex doctoral researchers automatic access to the Turnitin for Doctoral Researchers Study Direct site (just use your ITS username and password to log in). I had a brief play with Turnitin over the weekend, and here I mull over some of the issues raised. What Turnitin does When you … Continue reading
Thesis writing: Sharing experiences, challenges and top tips Research Hive, top floor of the Library Friday 27 May 2:30pm-3:30pm – fully booked! The Research Hive has had an amazing response to its first doctoral writing discussion workshop. The session this Friday is now fully subscribed but, because of the interest it generated, we will be … Continue reading
SRHE Newer Researchers’ Network Event Thursday 16th June 2011, 10.30-4.00pm SRHE OFFICES 44 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4LL. UK Undertaking a Literature Review and Writing Up Research Dear Newer Researchers and other Colleagues, We are delighted to confirm that the Newer Researchers’ Network will be hosting this event on Thursday 16th June, from 10.30am-4.00pm. The … Continue reading
The Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2011 in association with the Guardian and the Observer The hunt is on to find the next generation of undiscovered science writing talent with the launch of the inaugural Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, in association with the ‘Guardian’ and the ‘Observer’. The winners will have their work printed … Continue reading
TLDU-Researcher Event: Making Research Accessible: Writing for Non-Academic Audiences 24th February 2011, 09.30am-12.30pm Trainer: Richard Payne, BSPS Training Consultancy Limited The aim of this half day workshop is to show research staff how to use popular writing as an effective and efficient way of disseminating their research to a wider audience, with the ultimate aim … Continue reading
