Introduction By this stage, you will have a final essay plan and a research document that presents your findings from the research stage in an organised and easy-to-use way. Together, these documents provide a clear map and all the information you need to write a well-structured essay, in a fraction…
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March was Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. To show our support, Capstone Editing asked Jennifer LaRocco from Cerebral Palsy Guidance to give us some information about the condition and how to help those living with it. Raising awareness for cerebral palsy (CP) and funding for research is important all year long. But March…
It’s easy to forget about the demands of studying when you’re in the throes of Masters applications: the juggling, the perpetual mental strain of focusing on two different spheres at the same time, or the seemingly relentless workload. I didn’t think of any of this as I tapped happily away…
This post is partially based on guidelines from the University of Western Australia, see: http://www.postgraduate.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/2930217/ThesisByPapers_160916.pdf While there’s no worldwide agreement on PhD or Master’s thesis format, increasing pressure to publish is resulting in a move in Australia towards submitting theses as a series of papers (otherwise known as a thesis by…
Eleven years ago, I moved from Australia to the United States. The move required me to look for a new job. I had completed my laboratory-based PhD a year and a half prior to this. During my study, I realised that a career in research was not for me. I…
Are you using the not only … but also construction correctly? Perhaps you waver between each element wondering if the balance or word order is right. It may not be too surprising to learn that its usage in academic writing is more often than not edited by Capstone’s team of editors in…
Did you stumble into academia or was your academic path well planned? What about your students? Have they become more strategic in light of increasing funding pressures? Can those already in academia help make the path less accidental? As your academic seniority grows, people often seek your advice on pursuing…
My mum always said that the best time to study was when you had young kids. I suspect this was because, once she had taken two semesters out of her undergraduate degree to have me, she was desperate to keep her brain occupied until I could read books and discuss…
The fact that women are under-represented in the higher ranks of academia will come as no surprise to those working in universities. Recent statistics by the Department of Education and Training (2016) show that, in Australia, more than half of all positions at the lecturer level are held by females;…