If you're interested in undertaking PhD research,
contact me at the address on the
Contact page (see link
on the right).
Slides from the recent
How to finish a PhD and have a successful
viva presentation are available
here, with thanks to Toby Walsh, some of whose slides
are adapted for inclusion here.
Below is a list of useful articles about the nature of
doing a PhD
April 2011 One of my former PhD students, Ronald
Ashri, pointed me at this, an excellent and simple
illustrated guide to a
PhD.
January 2011 Tim Radford A manifesto for the simple scribe – my 25
commandments for
journalists
[Not
really about writing a PhD, but good advice about
writing (and for a PhD thesis) all the same.]
Former Guardian science editor, letters editor, arts
editor and literary editor Tim Radford has condensed his
journalistic experience into a handy set of rules for
aspiring hacks
Source: The
Guardian
March 2009 David A. Patterson Your Students Are Your
Legacy
This
Viewpoint boils down into a few magazine pages what
I've learned in my 32 years of mentoring Ph.D.
students.
Source: Communications of the ACM, Vol 52, No
3, Pages 30-33
April 2009 Matthew Reisz, Brush up your writing skills if you want to
get
published
Well-written
academic papers are far more likely to pass editorial
scrutiny. Matthew Reisz reports
Source: Times Higher Education, 16 April
2009
September 2006: Harriet Swain, Refine the words to spell
success
The end of your PhD may be in sight but, warns Harriet
Swain, the first draft is only the start of the
writing-up process. Editing, revision and a careful look
at presentation are key to producing a good thesis...
Source: Times Higher Education, 1 September
2006
February 2007: Matthew Killeya, What to expect from life as a
postgrad
HERE'S one thing we learned this month: no two scientists
have the same experience during their master's or PhD.
New Scientist has talked to a wide range of prominent
researchers about their postgraduate years, and
discovered a great deal about their personal journeys to
the top flight of science (see "What I've learned...").
...more
Source: New Scientist, 17 February 2007
February 2007: Susan
Bassnett, Looks seem to be everything
Twice in recent months I have come across PhD students
quoting from Wikipedia in their dissertations...
Source: Times Higher Education, 9 February
2007