Editors—and, no doubt, thesis examiners—sometimes encounter sentences like this: In a further report discovered to be of relevance to the present study, it was communicated by Smith et al. (2050) that the failure of a front line hospitality staff member training program to have a positive impact on front line…
Introduction ‘I didn’t want an unsatisfying career. And I didn’t want to commit to one place – either one company or one location. I wanted to make my own decisions.’ – Rocco Baldasarre Most of the adult population worldwide has experienced remote working during the pandemic and realised it was…
Capstone Editing is very happy to introduce this year’s winner of our Laptop Grant for Postgraduate Coursework Students, Eyale Teshager. Eyale was kind enough to share his story with Capstone Editing so we could share it with you. His hard work, dedication and outstanding academic achievements are what led us to…
We are proud to announce Ms Alex Richmond as the recipient of the 2019 Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students. She will be attending two prominent Social Enterprise Research Institute conferences in the United Kingdom: The 7th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise in Sheffield, England,…
We are very proud to announce that Ms Laura Engfors is the 2017 recipient of the Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students. Laura will use her award to deliver a presentation at the 2018 Vision Sciences Society (VSS) Annual Conference in May in Florida, USA—the most prestigious conference…
We are proud to announce that Dr Rose Michael is the 2019 recipient of the Capstone Editing Carer’s Travel Grant for Academic Women. Dr Michael will be travelling with her mother and two children (one of whom has additional needs) to London in July of this year. While abroad, Dr Michael will present…
We are proud to announce that Dr Asher Flynn is the 2018 recipient of the Capstone Editing Carer’s Travel Grant for Academic Women. This award will provide the opportunity for Dr Flynn and her two-year old son Henry, who was born nine weeks prematurely and with a need for specialist care,…
We are very proud to announce that Dr Sally Staton is the 2017 recipient of the Capstone Editing Carer’s Travel Grant for Academic Women. This award will support Sally’s two young daughters and a carer to travel with her to the 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology in August in Utrecht,…
In my 13 years of teaching at university, I have graded thousands of essays. And in that time, I have seen students make the same mistakes over and over again (sometimes even when I know I’ve already taught them how to do it properly in a tute!) Some of the commonly made…
It’s that time of year again. Office doors are closed. Heads are bowed. Music plays gently. No, not exam time, marking time. It’s a time of mind-numbing toil, when the fruits of teaching are harvested. Will your students surprise and delight you (well yes, some probably will)? Or will you…