Some tiny things that make academic life colorful
For the last month of this definitely weird year (aka 2020), I am gathering tips on academic life: writing, organizing, archiving, resting, enjoying.
Tagged: research
Academic Writing: Finding Your Way (4/4)
Full disclaimer: I am just another random researcher. I don’t have any special writing skills. So, why I am leading this workshop on academic writing, actually?
Academic Writing: Debunking Some Myths (3/4)
Here are some tips about academic writing that I have been trying to apply for years and have made me feel guilty and powerless because they did not work for me.
Academic Writing: Allowing Yourself to Feel (2/4)
The first blog post of the series of reflections on academic writing as a bodily experience—here on an apparently innocent question: how are you doing?
Academic Writing as a Bodily Experience (1/4)
“Writing offers the chance to cultivate an attentiveness to life itself, and to enhance perceptions with the precision of words.” — Alive in the Writing, Narayan (2012: xi).
Open Access: An Early Career Researcher Perspective
A motto: “make the most of your publications”. All right, but what counts as a publication? And why and how should I publish it in Open Access?
Going Open Access is Like Transitioning Into a Vegetarian Lifestyle
It doesn’t have to be all or nothing and you’ll be fine.
Some Useful Free Online Resources When You’re Writing a PhD
I am now approaching the end of my PhD in Linguistics. Along the way, I have discovered techniques to help me stay organised in my academic life and get access to online resources.
Some Tips for Your First Encounters With A German University
You’re a student or an early-career researcher coming to Germany with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)? Check these few tips I shared during one of the orientation meetings!
Finding Your Voice: Academic Writing in an International Context
I have just received the revisions of a colleague on my PhD dissertation, and among all her insightful remarks, one in particular struck me.