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PhD tutorial advice modern languages

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Whist this website is aimed at PhD students in modern languages it contains some great tutorials that are relevant to any PhD student. Well worth spending some time working through.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Whist this website is aimed at PhD students in modern languages it contains some great tutorials that are relevant to any PhD student. Well worth spending some time working through.</div>

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phd research council guidance

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Website that contains a good overview of everything a PhD student in the UK should do and be aware of.

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contract researcher research council career development

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Important information for contract research staff in the UK.

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research management activities seminars

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It offers a starting point for finding out about the expanding 'matrix of support' for UK-based management researchers at different stages in their career. Here you will find summary information and links for obtaining further details on everything from workshops on management topics , research methods , writing skills and career development to printed and electronic resources available from the British Library.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It offers a starting point for finding out about the expanding 'matrix of support' for UK-based management researchers at different stages in their career. Here you will find summary information and links for obtaining further details on everything from workshops on management topics , research methods , writing skills and career development to printed and electronic resources available from the British Library.</div>

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Times Higher Education - Basic data-mining tips for PhD computer-phobes - 0 views

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phd guide book review

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Book review of "Organizing and Managing Your Research"

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Postgraduate study skills in science, technology or mathematics - OpenLearn - The Open ... - 0 views

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phd help general maths technology computing

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A free course from the Open University suitable for those embarking on a PhD in science, technology or mathematics.

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Times Higher Education - Poppleton-style PhD - 0 views

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managing phd

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"Laurie Taylor's description of the "full PhD experience" in his University of Poppleton column of October 7, is a pretty accurate descrip-tion of the progress of my daughter's own doctoral research."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Laurie Taylor's description of the "full PhD experience" in his University of Poppleton column of October 7, is a pretty accurate descrip-tion of the progress of my daughter's own doctoral research."</div>

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Times Higher Education - Why I... recommend greater openness for PhD vivas - 0 views

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phd viva

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"Ten years ago, the sociologist Peter Burnham wrote that the PhD viva is "one of the best-kept secrets in British higher education". A decade later, many academics and research students feel that the situation has not changed. When transparency is a buzzword in higher education, why is the PhD viva seen to be "shrouded in mystery"? Is mystery a problem? Are and should things be changing? "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Ten years ago, the sociologist Peter Burnham wrote that the PhD viva is "one of the best-kept secrets in British higher education". A decade later, many academics and research students feel that the situation has not changed. When transparency is a buzzword in higher education, why is the PhD viva seen to be "shrouded in mystery"? Is mystery a problem? Are and should things be changing? "</div>

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Times Higher Education - Voice of judgment - 0 views

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viva phd

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A gruelling inquisition or a friendly chat - PhD candidates' experiences of vivas can vary widely. Preparation is essential, writes Peter Geoghegan, but universities could do more to help, too

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A gruelling inquisition or a friendly chat - PhD candidates' experiences of vivas can vary widely. Preparation is essential, writes Peter Geoghegan, but universities could do more to help, too</div>

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Times Higher Education - Forced labour 2 - 0 views

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Issues funding phd

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"Students in Britain put in fewer hours partly because many now have to work part time to stay at university ("Brits study less than continental cousins", 30 April). I have to work 16 hours to undertake a PhD."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Students in Britain put in fewer hours partly because many now have to work part time to stay at university ("Brits study less than continental cousins", 30 April). I have to work 16 hours to undertake a PhD."</div>

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twitter communicating networking

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"Twitter divides opinion, but some scholars view it as a tool that could benefit their work. Jesse Whittock reports"

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Times Higher Education - Workhorses of the system - 0 views

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issues phd work-life balance

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"Postgraduates are overworked and underpaid. Few finish their PhD in the three years allotted. Alison Goddard asks why "

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Times Higher Education - How to get ahead with a PhD - 0 views

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career development employability

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"Postgraduates do not to realise how employable they are. Pat Cryer explains how to get a well-paid job"

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Times Higher Education - RAE link to funding may thin PhD ranks - 0 views

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RAE PhD

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"A number of old universities could see big reductions in their research student numbers as a result of a new funding methodology for PhD students, a conference on graduate education heard this week. "

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Networking | Real Life of a PhD Student - 0 views

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phd contract researcher networking social networking web2.0

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A guide to some of the social networking websites that might be useful for PhD students.

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Times Higher Education - Spirits rise as isolation ends - 0 views

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phd experiences THE follows four PhD students

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"The third in our series tracking four PhD students sees how they are faring after their first year of study. Michael North and Chris Bunting report "

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Times Higher Education - Final stage of a long labour - 0 views

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phd experiences THE follows four PhD students

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It's been a long haul for the four PhD students The Times Higher is following. Michael North finds them pondering their next career moves.

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Times Higher Education - More support makes the road to PhD less rocky - 0 views

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managing your institution phd thesis

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"The PhD thesis was so awful that there seemed no alternative but to fail it. Susan Bassnett, professor of translation and comparative cultural studies at the University of Warwick, who was acting as an external examiner, rang up her contact at the university from which it came and shared her conclusions. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The PhD thesis was so awful that there seemed no alternative but to fail it. Susan Bassnett, professor of translation and comparative cultural studies at the University of Warwick, who was acting as an external examiner, rang up her contact at the university from which it came and shared her conclusions. "</div>

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Times Higher Education - Optimist looks to fruitful alliance - 0 views

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phd experiences THE follows four PhD students

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Russian Alisa Chukanova has just arrived at Southampton University to start her PhD and is feeling hopeful about a future in UK academia: "I just came yesterday. My first impression is very good. If I like it, I would like to stay."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Russian Alisa Chukanova has just arrived at Southampton University to start her PhD and is feeling hopeful about a future in UK academia: "I just came yesterday. My first impression is very good. If I like it, I would like to stay."</div>

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Times Higher Education - 'My supervisor is great - but I can't get up in the morning' - 0 views

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phd experiences THE follows four PhD students

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Six months in and some of our postgrads are finding the going tough. As experts gather for today's conference on 'Postgraduate Education', The Times Higher catches up with the students it is tracking over three years to see how they're coping

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Six months in and some of our postgrads are finding the going tough. As experts gather for today's conference on 'Postgraduate Education', The Times Higher catches up with the students it is tracking over three years to see how they're coping </div>

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