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Top 5 Tips for Maintaining Your Sanity During Thesis Writing
…it. It’s the thought of attempting to write up 4+ years of work into a single cohesive thesis! The thesis writing process can vary greatly between students; some people love…
Read More5 Tips to a Faster Thesis Using Labguru
…thesis writing can be more manageable. Here are some organizational tips for planning and writing a quicker PhD thesis by incorporating Labguru’s online management system. 1. Make sure you are…
Read MoreUsing Word to Write your Thesis: Creating an Outline
…at least one student’s write-up less stressful, I’ve created several posts that will show you how to use Microsoft Word‘s advanced functions to write your thesis. Today’s topic starts from…
Read MoreUsing Word to Write your Thesis: Making a Table of Contents, Inserting Captions, and Cross-referencing
In the last post on thesis writing tips for Word, I showed you how to make an outline for your thesis in Microsoft Word. You should now have a document…
Read MoreUsing Word to Write your Thesis: Creating a Master Document
…some time-saving tips for using Word for thesis writing. Originally published October 29, 2014. Reviewed and updated on December 2, 2020 **Note: All screenshots taken from Word for Windows, 2019….
Read MoreUsing Word to Write Your Thesis: Miscellaneous Bits and Bobs
…was! Wrapping Up Our Tips for Writing Your Thesis in Word Hopefully, this series will prove useful to those of you squaring up to the challenge of writing a thesis…
Read MoreHow to Write Your Thesis Right
…picked up during my thesis write-up that might help to make the process that little bit easier. Back up This is probably the advice most often given to PhD students,…
Read MoreHow (not) to write a terrible scientific thesis
So it’s time to write up your thesis. By now, you probably consider yourself an expert on your topic or you hate the sight of it (or both!). Either way,…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Panic Over Thesis Writing
…to help you overcome such anxiety during the writing stage of your PhD program. Set a Thesis Defense Date At your next thesis committee meeting, tell your committee members that…
Read MoreThe Easier Way to Write a PhD Thesis
…research, and write a competent PhD thesis. Your supervisor is only there to guide and mentor you, no matter what you, or s/he, might think. 2. Keep Good and Accurate…
Read MoreHow To Get Organized With Reference Managers for Science—Mendeley
…managers (e.g., subfolder organization, PDF annotation, and highlighting), but it also has some unique tools—let’s discuss these in more detail. Cite as You Write Plugins for Microsoft Word If you…
Read More10 Uses for a PhD Thesis
…the message is represented by three numbers that identify a word in your thesis: the page number, line number and the word number. For example, the message 6.6.9, 142.5.7 would…
Read MoreTop Tips for Reducing PhD Nightmares
…really don’t want to be in the position of having to retype your whole PhD thesis word-by-word ….again! 6. Brighten up your workspace Your workspace will be a huge a…
Read MoreThe Dumbed-Down Thesis: A Little Reddit Fun
…among us. What would your dumbed-down thesis sound like? Let’s hear it below. Then check out some fascinating talks by the winners of the 3 Minute Thesis competition from around…
Read MoreTop 10 Tips for Viva Success
…not you can annotate it. 8. Make a List of Your Own Corrections Unless you are perfect or had your thesis professionally proofread, your thesis is likely to contain many…
Read MoreWhy You Should Dedicate Time to Write Detailed Protocols
…process and write out your own? I’ll give you three reasons why. 1. You Will Make Changes to This Protocol Even if you are doing the exact same experiment, you…
Read MoreHow to Format Your Manuscript
…If you wouldn’t ask Google to find a word, try to leave that word out of your title. Excess words: Report on the Destruction of Renal Calculi by Use of…
Read MoreHow To Start Your PhD The Right Way
…your research lab and thesis adviser. Selecting the right thesis adviser and the right lab is a critical step in your PhD career. It will either make or break you,…
Read MoreHow to Write a Killer Research Interest Statement
…should you structure it? Think about how you would tell a story or write your thesis. You need an introduction, a main paragraph, future research ideas, and a conclusion. Introduction…
Read MoreFive Easy Ways to Reduce Word Count
…to result in shorter sentences. Here’s an example: DNA from the seedlings was amplified using PCR. Let’s try: We amplified seedling DNA using PCR. We just saved a couple words…
Read MoreHow to Land a PostDoc Position
You have been toiling away at your thesis project for years and you think the end is in sight. Now the big question is “What’s next?” If you think you…
Read MoreStep-by-Step Planning Before You Write
…plan before we write: to write clearly and coherently. Without planning your scientific paper or grant, then your text won’t follow a logical progression to your conclusion – and you’ll…
Read MoreUsing GoogleDocs to Write Collaborative Research Papers
…is quite straightforward – you can just maintain a single copy of the document and exchange it by email. Software like Microsoft Word can track changes for you as the…
Read MoreHow To Write an Awesome Abstract
…limit: Make sure that you check the journal’s guidelines for the word limit of the abstract before you get too carried away. I usually write up a draft including everything…
Read MoreWhat Happens If You Remove the Word ‘because’ from Your Vocabulary?
…making choices and not using ‘because’ and see how powerful letting go of this word can be. “But I like ‘because’. Why would I want to do that?” Your incentive…
Read MoreHow to Write a Press Release to Impress
…is actually part of their job to help you get your research out, and they have invaluable insight into how to write a press release, who to send it to,…
Read MoreFive Simple Tips to Break Your Dissertation up into Manageable Parts
…your dissertation. Starts With a Bang Blog. University of Leicester Student Learning Development. Writing a dissertation. Wolfe, Joe. How to write a PhD thesis. Grammar girl’s quick and dirty tips….
Read MoreHow to Write a Thoughtful Scientific Discussion Section for Your Paper
…scientific discussion. Eek. This is often the most difficult and thought-provoking part of any scientific manuscript (or thesis) to write. It is the penultimate part of your paper, in which…
Read MoreWhen the Words Won’t Come: Overcoming Writer’s Block
Whether you are writing your thesis, a manuscript or a grant, there will come a time when you need to write, but getting words onto the paper will be like…
Read MoreHow Scientific Researchers Can Write Effective Emails
…your email. It’s also standard protocol to capitalize each word (unless the word is an article like ‘the’ or ‘a’). Avoid including alarming remarks and words in all caps (e.g.,…
Read MoreCareers for Scientists – Medical Writer
…thorough grounding in communicating research effectively through presentations, posters and manuscripts so by the time it came to writing my thesis, I (quite unexpectedly) found it to be a logical…
Read MoreWriting for science? Beware of these spellchecker hiccups
…correctly spelled, word being inserted into the text – just not the one you meant to use. This alternative word will not be detected by the spellchecker. A good example…
Read MoreHow to Get Organized With Reference Managers for Science—EndNote
…a plugin that allows you to use the Cite While You Write feature in Microsoft® Word. This feature allows you to seamlessly insert hyperlinked in-text citations and bibliographies while you…
Read MoreHow To Craft The Perfect Title For Your Manuscript
…title the first thing you write. Use the title to determine the order and content of the figures you put together. Then start writing the manuscript, using the title to…
Read MoreLearn-omics! What is that “Omics” I keep Stumbling Upon?
…melanoma) and when in biology the word gene emerged, researchers quickly used the word genome to easily encapsulate a field of studies in a single word. So, from a linguistic…
Read MoreWriting a Successful Graduate Fellowship Application
…or workshops specifically to help you write graduate fellowships, grants, and personal statements. If at all possible you should attend these events but also go a step further and hunt…
Read MoreHow to Increase Your Productivity in the Lab
…your thesis, and anything you do now will only help you later. Set up documents on your computer where you can write down thoughts and ideas during moments of inspiration….
Read MoreA 6 Step Guide for Preparing your First Scientific Manuscript
…error bars and statistical significance values. You can’t put it off any longer – you need to write your first scientific manuscript. This task can seem daunting at first, but…
Read MoreHow to Write an Effective Lab Protocol
…requested. Next, I also find it useful when using homemade or communal stock buffers or solutions to write clear instructions on how these should be made up, and how and…
Read MoreTo (Science) Blog or Not to (Science) Blog
…it with your current/future employer, parents, or friends, don’t write about it. Unwanted Attention When you write a blog, you open yourself up to the world. People that wouldn’t speak…
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