Academic writing, like any skill, can be improved with practise and discipline. Mastery of content is only half the battle where academic writing is concerned. The ability to showcase your knowledge in written form is essential. Here are our tips for improving your academic writing. Subscribe to an Online Dictionary…
You may have heard the joke, ‘How do you eat an elephant?’ The punchline, ‘One bite at a time’, is useful in the context of discussing a mammoth research task: a thesis. Whether you prefer the elephant metaphor (or perhaps the notion of conquering your own personal Everest), a thesis…
We are very excited to announce the 2020 recipient of our Capstone Editing Textbook Grant for Undergraduates, Robert Newsome. Robert is well on his way to becoming a physiotherapist through his university studies and working as an allied health assistant at the Rockhampton Base Hospital. After graduating in 2017 from Rockhampton…
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…
It’s Time for One of Those Seminars There comes a time in your career when you start attending grant application seminars. Often, these are put on by the university, and are filled with bright-eyed, bushy-tailed researchers just bursting with ideas they want to get funded. Picture this … the room…
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…
The Changing Education Landscape The education sector has seen changes over the years, but in the last few decades, digital technology has completely revolutionised the way students learn in the classroom. We have come a long way from copying sentences off blackboards and rote learning from our textbooks; technology is…
Are you currently completing, or about to start, a three-year undergraduate degree? Are you thinking about postgraduate studies in the future, but not completely sure if you want to undertake a career in research? Completing an Honours degree might be the right choice for you! What is an Honours degree?…
You’re probably familiar with the term ‘brain drain’. It refers to the loss of expertise and talent of Australia’s best and brightest minds as they are drawn abroad to find work (and much-needed funding) in their field. In 2016, News Corp Australia reported that one of Australia’s top four leading researchers…