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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Top 10 Hints for Academic Writing. PG Writing Group 2/12/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:53:42 +0000

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As this the last post for the PG Writing Group for 2012 I thought I would end the year with a list of my Top 10 recommendations for academic […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, The unpleasant truth about feedback. PG Writing Group 26/11/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:55:11 +0000

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How many times have you been told not to take feedback on your academic writing personally? We all know that we should be grateful […]

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Andrew Rate wrote a new post, marine methane oxidation coupled to sulfate respiration, on the site dissolution

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:51:52 +0000

A very interesting article published in Nature this month:

Milucka, J., Ferdelman, T.G., Polerecky, L., Franzke, D., Wegener, G., Schmid, M., Lieberwirth, I., Wagner, M., Widdel, F., Kuypers, M.M.M. Zero-valent […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Why is writing a research proposal so hard? PG Writing Group 19/11/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:38:42 +0000

PG Writing Group 19/11/12 Social Science South Rm 2204 Monday 12-1pm

Developing thesis writing skills involves blood, sweat & tears for pretty much everyone. To make things just that little bit harder, […]

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Andrew Rate wrote a new post, what's expected of graduate students, on the site dissolution

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:02:11 +0000

This isn't a post with general advice to postgraduates, but an idea of what is expected of you, and what you can expect, if you join this group as a graduate research student.

In no particular order, the list […]

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Andrew Rate wrote a new post, listening skills for scientists, on the site dissolution

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:51:17 +0000

So, I'm sitting in a symposium (as I type, as it happens) and an esteemed Professor of Soil Chemistry has just finished an interesting talk which addresses the future of soil science in the context of food […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Negative Results: Writing about Dark Data - PG Writing Group 12/11/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:15:12 +0000

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In his article Freeing the Dark Data of Failed Scientific Experiments, Goetze talks about the benefits of publishing negative research […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Challenges in HDR Studies - PG Writing Group 05/11/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:35:29 +0000

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A Finnish research group have recently published a paper entitled Challenges of Becoming a Scholar: A Study of Doctoral Students’ Problems […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Publication Protocols: PG Writing Group 24/09/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:33:14 +0000

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Love it or hate it, publication in peer-reviewed journals is most commonly used to communicate research and judge research success. If […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Reporting Statistics in Academic Writing PG Writing Group 22/10/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:53:25 +0000

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If the very mention of the word statistics makes you feel anxious, apparently you are not alone. There are a number of published papers […]

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Andrew Rate wrote a new post, Two new articles from this research group - October 2012, on the site dissolution

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:56:02 +0000

Du , X., Rate, A.W. and Gee, M.A.M. 2012. Redistribution and mobilization of titanium, zirconium and thorium in an intensely weathered lateritic profile in Western Australia. Chemical Geology, 330-331, 101–115 […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Why Publish? PG Writing Group 17/09/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:26:14 +0000

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If you haven’t seen the movie adaptation of Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat it is worth taking some time out from your studies to have a […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Discussing Discussions: PG Writing Group 10/09/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:45:39 +0000

PG Writing Group 10/09/12 Social Science South Rm 2204 Monday 12-1pm

The one section of a paper that is guaranteed to make your brain ache as you write is undoubtedly the discussion. In this section […]

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Andrew Rate wrote a new post, three theses, on the site dissolution

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:37:01 +0000

Our groups is getting smaller! Three excellent PhD theses have been submitted this year:

...and no, this is not a mini-Martin Luther copycat attempt...

Bree Morgan "Sulfur geochemistry as a driver of […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Getting Good Results - Writing the Results Section of a Paper: PG Writing Group 03/09/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:30:16 +0000

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Once you understand your data and its analyses, writing the results section of a paper can be almost as easy as writing the methods section. […]

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Andrew Rate wrote a new post, Two new articles from our group, on the site dissolution

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:41:05 +0000

Lucas, A.R., Rate, A.W., Zhang, H., Salmon, S.U. and Radford, N.W. 2012. Development of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for the measurement of labile gold in natural waters.Analytical Chemistry […]

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joanne.edmondston wrote a new post, Writing up Methods & Twiddling the Knobs: PG Writing Group 27/08/12, on the site PG Writing Group

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:24:58 +0000

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For those of you who haven’t looked over PhD Comics’ The Methodology Section Translator take some time out to read it. You won’t be […]

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Hammad Khan wrote a new post, Welcome.....!!!, on the site Abiotic Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:14:08 +0000

Welcome to space where you can post, share and discuss papers / articles and ideas related to Abiotic Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

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Hammad Khan created the site Abiotic Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:01:24 +0000

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