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The wider context of academic writing is clearly explained, and the terms used to describe text refinement build understanding while challenging taken-for-granted assumptions about revision, editing and proof-reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with a light touch, this book is ideal reading for doctoral and early career researchers, and provides strategies needed to support the writing revision process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ‘Insider Guides to Success in Academia’ offers support and practical advice to doctoral students and early-career researchers. Covering the topics that really matter, but which often get overlooked, this indispensable series provides practical and realistic guidance to address many of the needs and challenges of trying to operate, and remain, in academia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese neat pocket guides fill specific and significant gaps in current literature. Each book offers insider perspectives on the often implicit rules of the game – the things you need to know but usually aren’t told by institutional postgraduate support, researcher development units, or supervisors – and will address a practical topic that is key to career progression. They are essential reading for doctoral students, early-career researchers, supervisors, mentors, or anyone looking to launch or maintain their career in academia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288303907189,"sku":"9780367468767","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780367468767_7ea1751a-5878-4ee6-a5d3-b25b3fc795ef.jpg?v=1786013724"},{"product_id":"9780415823494","title":"Helping Doctoral Students Write","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelping Doctoral Students Write offers a proven approach to effective doctoral writing. 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Now fully updated the second edition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamples from a broader range of academic disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new chapter on writing from the thesis for peer reviewed journals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore advice on reading and note taking, performance and conferences, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurther information on developing a personal academic writing style, and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvice on the use of social media (blogs, tweets and wikis) to create trans-disciplinary and trans-national networks and conversations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir discussion of the complexities of forming a scholarly identity is illustrated throughout by stories and writings of actual doctoral students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn conclusion, they present a persuasive and proven argument that universities must move away from simply auditing supervision to supporting the development of scholarly research communities. 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