Daily Archives: September 15, 2021
Robert Caro on the research process
I have mentioned in a previous post, and may well mention again, Robert Caro’s excellent little book on the research process, Working: researching, interviewing, writing. Caro, who is most famous for his multi-volume biography of US President Lyndon Johnson, draws … Continue reading
Peer review explained by Professor Brian Cox
Peer review is a process designed to ensure the quality, more specifically the reliability and validity of material which is published in academic journals. It is absolutely central to the development of academic knowledge and provides a barrier to unfounded … Continue reading
Struggling with the word limit? Follow Churchill’s advice on brevity
One of the most common complaints from students approaching the end of a piece of written work is that they simply can’t do justice to the question within the permitted word limit. This is as true for 10,000 word dissertations … Continue reading