One of the common questions I get asked by students is how to structure a thesis, and how to decide what to include in each section. This article provides a very short summary of the structure of a thesis, and the purpose of each section. In 500 words or less!
With our global efforts in finding a COVID-19 vaccine and other issues such as addressing climate change and poverty, there is an expectation that scientists need to work faster. While the tools are becoming available to enable this, we can also talk about how to work faster as an individual. I use the example of speed chess.
Through the media and social media, I’ve been reading a lot about the issues of being in academia: questions around why we do what we do, why people want to leave, is it effective at training for skills, and do we need stronger statements of academic freedom. I struggled through this myself recently, and I applied my skills as a scientist to create a model. In this article, I discuss my understanding of the purpose of academia, and why I want to stay.
I’ve supervised a lot of short-, medium-, and long-term student research projects in the past eight years. The only thing I expect is that every student’s needs are different! In this article, I have identified the key traits that I develop in each student, so that by the end of the project I am satisfied that they have developed into a novice scientist.
How does a pitch help your academic writing in technical fields?
I have a confession to make. I have fear of missing out (FOMO) in my literature search. How do I deal with this condition?
Social media is an opportunity to contribute to global discussion after some thought. But social media also has excessive bullying, and made me fearful of participating. This is my story of getting over my fear of social media, by contributing to the climate change discussion as a female, non-expert scientist.
