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“I think, therefore I write”: 4 takeaways from an expert’s writing class

Posted on March 4, 2020April 8, 2020by Ai Tam Le

Two weeks ago, I attended a 2-day writing masterclass by Katherine Firth—an award-winning educator and one of the authors of the book How to fix your academic writing trouble, which was earlier recommended in a post by Melina Aarnikoivu. Here I wish to share some takeaways from this very […]

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Article-based PhD thesis or a monograph?

Posted on February 9, 2020June 9, 2020by Jelena Brankovic
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Even before we start our PhD journey, many of us are presented with the dilemma: should I hand in a so-called cumulative dissertation, made of articles (or article manuscripts), or should I go for the good old book or monograph? […]

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Doing research, writing, and publishing: ECHER’s resources

Posted on October 31, 2019November 1, 2019by ECHER
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Recently we introduced a new page on our website – resources. It is meant as a permanent and easy-to-access corner on this website, something you can always find by looking […]

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Helping each other write better: ECHER’s first Academic Writing Clinic

Posted on September 2, 2019June 9, 2020by Jelena Brankovic
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A wise scholar once told me that the difference between being able to recognize a good piece of writing and producing one ourselves is akin to something like watching the Olympics and participating in them. Fitting or not, I always found this metaphor […]

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Reading about writing: 5 book recommendations for early-career researchers

Posted on August 19, 2019December 1, 2020by Melina Aarnikoivu

Recently I’ve become super excited about reading again – a dear hobby of mine which I had ignored for a few years, mainly because of Netflix and all the great TV shows that I just “had to watch”. […]

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How successful scholars write and publish: ten sociologists reflect on their publication strategies

Posted on June 16, 2019July 8, 2019by Katerina Guba
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Do you ever think about what the best publication strategy is in the social sciences? Have you ever wondered how successful scholars reflect on their approaches to getting published? […]

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Call for Participants: ECHER Academic Writing Clinic

Posted on March 6, 2019July 8, 2019by ECHER
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Many early-career scholars face challenges with academic writing. Native English speakers or not, most of us spend a considerable amount of time trying to lay down our thoughts in a coherent and meaningful way, repeatedly rewriting and […]

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Event announcement: ECHER Academic Writing Clinic

Posted on December 20, 2018July 8, 2019by Melina Aarnikoivu
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Many of us struggle with academic writing. Native English speakers or not, most of us spend a considerable time trying to put our thoughts together in a coherent and meaningful way, endlessly rewriting and rearranging our sentences […]

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