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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

Every day I am in awe of international students. Doing a PhD in your native language and home country is hard. Doing it in a non-native language, in a different country and different culture is so much harder. You are not stupid. You are legends.

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Hugh Kearns

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8 months

Every day I am in awe of international students. Doing a PhD in your native language and home country is hard. Doing it in a non-native language, in a different country and different culture is so much harder. You are not stupid. You are legends.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 months

Really scary!!

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

Tread softly when you are giving feedback on writing. Remember, there is a person behind those words. #acwri #EMCR #Phdchat #PhDforum #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

I'm always hugely impressed by people who present in their non-native language. You might doubt yourselves but you are legends. 🏆 It's hard enough in your native language but doing in a second language is exceptional. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #academicchatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

10 months

Saying to a new PhD student find the gap in the literature is a big ask. It's like saying look for something that isn't there. How can you ever be sure you've found a gap? Maybe you just haven't looked long enough. Some guidance from the supervisor could help a lot.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Starting a PhD soon? Download this easy to use thesis planner (free). You can map out the major phases of your #PhD . Then bring it along to a meeting with your supervisor and discuss if realistic. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #research

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

7 months

A good thesis is a finished thesis. A great thesis is a published thesis. A perfect thesis is neither. Stop going round in perfectionistic circles and get it done. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 months

Write a short abstract. One word.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

If you are supervising an international student who is trying to write in their non-native language - tell them how awesome they are. They often feel incompetent, frustrated and even stupid. In reality they're really smart - just doing something very complicated. Tell them.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

If you are supervising an international student who is trying to write in their non-native language - tell them how awesome they are. They often feel incompetent, frustrated and even stupid. In reality they're really smart - just doing something very complicated. Tell them.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

Authorship issues. How many is too many? 3,171 authors? #phdchat #ecrchat #PhDForum #AcademicChatter #acwri

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

#FridayHumour Plans v Reality. And maybe some sharks in the water too. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #AcademicChatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 months

#Halloween2023 An unfinished thesi_ Scary.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

Every day I am in awe of international students. Doing a PhD in your native language and home country is hard. Doing it in a non-native language, in a different country and different culture is so much harder. You are not stupid. You are legends.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

If you are supervising an international student who is trying to write in their non-native language - tell them how awesome they are. They often feel incompetent, frustrated and even stupid. In reality they really smart - just doing something very complicated. Tell them.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 months

Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Starting a #PhD ? You need to read this article about: The care and maintenance of your adviser/supervisor. Download the Nature article on this topic here. #PhDchat #PhDforum #postgrad #academicchatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

Don't compare your work output this week with other weeks. These are not normal times so don't expect your normal output. Things will take longer. There are most disruptions and distractions. It's hard to focus. So give yourself a break. Be kind to yourself.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

I'm always hugely impressed by people who present in their non-native language. You might doubt yourselves but you are legends. It's hard enough in your native language but doing in a second language is exceptional. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #academicchatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. You might assume they found it easy but that is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

I'm not a procrastinator. I just prefer doing all my work in a deadline-induced panic. #PhDchat #PhDforum #AcademicChatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

When you start a #PhD you are learning how to do research. You don't know how to do it so ask questions. Lots of questions. If you already knew how to do a PhD there wouldn't be any point in doing it. You are doing it to learn #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc #AcademicChatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

#7PhDSecrets : Secret 7: You can do it! Instead of wondering if you are clever enough to do a PhD, you should probably be asking if you are persistent enough to do a PhD. Because our many years of experience shows that a PhD is 10% intelligence and 90% persistence! #PhDchat

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. We tend to assume their success came easily and without effort. This is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

You've heard of FOMO: the Fear of Missing Out. But have you heard about FOMAR? The Fear of Missing a Reference? Just one more search. One more scan of the literature. What if I miss something? #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #AcWriMo2021

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

An inspirational 90 year old who got her #PhD . You are not too old and it is not too late. You can do this. #PhDchat #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. You might assume they found it easy but that is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 months

Where inspiration comes from. @errantscience

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

#MentalHealth : If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

11 months

I'll be happy when .. I finish my PhD I finish this paper I get the grant I get the fellowship I get promoted I get through this semester How about being happy now? @lizandmollie

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Starting a #PhD soon. Go to the library and borrow some theses. Ideally on a similar topic to yours. Look at how they are structured. How many chapters? How many words? Look at the bibliography. This could be a good starting point for your literature review. #PhDchat #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#Halloween2019 An unfinished thesi_ Scary.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

#MentalHealth tip: Life > paper Life > PhD Life > h index It's easy to think of these as measures of your worth. But you are more than your cv.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

#FridayHumour : Useful abbreviations for the time-pressed on-line reader. #PhDchat #ECRchat #PhDForum #academicchatter @tomgauld

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

Q: How do you know when a PhD is finished? A: A PhD is never finished. There is always more you could do. At some point you just have to hand it in. #PhDchat #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

A good thesis is a finished thesis. A great thesis is a published thesis. A perfect thesis is neither. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Starting a #PhD soon? A mature PhD student showed me their screen saver. It said: You're not too old and It's not too late. Stop wondering about might have beens. Jump in and give it a go. #PhDchat #PhDForum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#FridayHumour So easy to get tempted by that cool new idea. But more sensible (and more difficult) to finish the paper you should be working on now. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

In the #impostersyndrome we discount what we know and inflate what we think other people know. You know more than you think. Others know less than you think. You're not an imposter. #impostersyndrome #phdchat #ECRchat #PhdForum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

#PhD students, #postdocs and #supervisors should have a discussion about expectations before they commit to the relationship. Use this form to start the discussion. Download free from: #PhDchat #ECRchat #PhDforum #academicchatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

In the proposal you describe how you're going to change the world, solve great problems and win the Nobel Prize. In reality you make a very small, but still important, contribution to the body of knowledge. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #academicchatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#MentalHealth tip: Be kind to yourself. Often we criticise ourselves and doubt ourselves in ways that we would never do to a good friend. Notice how you talk to yourself. Would you say that to someone you liked? Be a friend to yourself. @theawkwardyeti

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

In the proposal you describe how you're going to change the world, solve great problems and win the Nobel Prize. In reality you make a very small, but still important, contribution to the body of knowledge. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 months

For Christmas I want a dragon. Be realistic. OK. I want my paper to be accepted without revisions. What colour do you want your dragon?

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

Doing a #PhD is hard. If you're finding it hard doesn't mean you're stupid. If you do PhD in second language it's harder Do it in different discipline it's harder Have poor supervision it's harder If you're isolated it's harder These don't mean you're stupid. Just make it harder

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

A good thesis is a finished thesis. A great thesis is a published thesis. A perfect thesis is neither. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 years

Q: How do you know when a PhD is finished? A: A PhD is never finished. There is always more you could do. At some point you just have to hand it in. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#FridayHumour Final.doc FinalFinal.doc RealFinal.doc and so on.....

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

When you start a #PhD you are learning how to do research. You don't know how to do it so ask questions. Lots of questions. If you already knew how to do a PhD there wouldn't be any point in doing it. You are doing it to learn #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc #AcademicChatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Ten key activities for #PhD students during the first 100 days of their PhD. From: Supervising PhD students: a practical guide and toolkit. #PhDForum #PhDChat #ECRchat

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#MentalHealth : If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. You might assume they found it easy but that is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. You might assume they found it easy but that is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#FridayHumour So easy to get tempted by that cool new idea. But more sensible (and more difficult) to finish the paper you should be working on now. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

Plans v Reality. And maybe some sharks in the water too. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #AcademicChatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#Halloween2020 An unfinished thesi_. Scary.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#FridayHumour Final.doc FinalFinal.doc RealFinal.doc and so on..... #acwrimo2019

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

#MentalHealth tip: It's easy to forget, but you are not your PhD. If your PhD is having a bad day, that does not mean you are a bad person. You are more than your PhD. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #AcademicChatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 years

When someone has paper published you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions & resubmits. You assume it was easy but it rarely is. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc @sylviaduckworth

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

“I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so later I can build castles.” Shannon Hale, US author. Be kind to your first draft. Get some words down first, then you can build castles. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #acwri

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

When you start a #PhD you are learning how to do research. You don't know how to do it so ask questions. Lots of questions. If you already knew how to do a PhD there wouldn't be any point in doing it. You are doing it to learn. #PhDchat #PhDforum #academicchatter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

Now accepting nominations for a new series of awards: The person who: Went home on time Didn't check emails at night Stayed at home with a sick child Supported colleague under pressure Said No to exciting opportunity so could spend more time at home Let's celebrate these people.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. You might assume they found it easy but that is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

8 months

#PhDSupervision : Being a good researcher does not automatically mean you are a good supervisor. There's more to supervision that just getting the research done. Teaching how to develop a research question, to critique the literature, how to analyse data and write well.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

#FridayHumour So easy to get tempted by that cool new idea. But more sensible (and more difficult) to finish the paper you should be working on now. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

9 months

The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write. Just get something down on paper. Then you can improve on it. Keeping it all in your head is no good. You need to write it down. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #AcademicTwitter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write. Just get something down on paper. Then you can improve on it. Keeping it all in your head is no good. You need to write it down. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

11 months

#ResearchResources : Lots of great free resources for researchers & research students. Thesis planners, goal setting tools, agendas, To-Do lists. Completely customisible and free. No login, no catches. Just download & use. From: #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

People tell me "I have to read everything first and then I'll start writing." But you can write as you're reading. Here are questions you should be thinking about (and writing about) as you read. If you don't read critically and write it down you'll forget & have to read it again

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write. Just get something down on paper. Then you can improve on it. Keeping it all in your head is no good. You need to write it down. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#MentalHealth tip: It's easy to forget, but you are not your PhD. If your PhD is having a bad day, that does not mean you are a bad person. You are more than your PhD. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 years

Do you get confused with Type I/Type II errors? Remember the story about the boy who cried wolf. Type 1: He cried wolf but there was no wolf. Type II: He said there was no wolf but there was. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

1 year

75 ways to say NO. Personal favourite: 57Sorry, I can’t. I have to walk my unicorn.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

#ResearchResources : Lots of great free resources for researchers & research students. Thesis planners, goal setting tools, agendas, To-Do lists. Completely customisible and free. No login, no catches. Just download & use. From: #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

PhD supervisors: If you've been sitting on a student's writing for more than a month you need to email them to tell them what's happening.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#FridayHumour The amount of time spent composing an email. @phdcomic

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#ResearchResources A useful guide (free) from NUIGalway on the PhD Viva. With a list of 49 typically asked questions. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

7 years

A mature PhD student showed me her screen saver recently. It said: You're not too old and It's not too late. #PhDchat #PhdLife

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 months

For when you're writing your letter to Santa this year. #upturnedmicroscope

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

Yes, a PhD is 10% intelligence and 90% persistence. Of course you have to be intelligent but you also need to be very persistent.

Deirdre Timlin

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5 years

Excellent workshop today by @ithinkwellHugh at @UlsterUni . I will definitely be implementing the 7 secrets into my PhD journey. Persistence is key! #secretnumber7

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Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

An inspirational 90 year old who got her #PhD . You are not too old and it is not too late. You can do this. #PhDchat #PhDforum

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 years

#FridayHumour When people ask you what you will do with your PhD thesis/dissertation. The uses are endless. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

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5 years

#MentalHealth tip: Life > paper Life > PhD Life > h index It's easy to think of these as measures of your worth. But you are more than your cv.

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6 years

Look what I've found hidden in the streets of #Oxford ! Indeed, there's more to life than your degree, paper, etc. - the life of an academic is not just academia! I'm glad I'm reminded of this every once in a while. #MondayMotivation #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat

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7 months

#ResearchResources : Lots of great free resources for researchers & research students. Thesis planners, goal setting tools, agendas, To-Do lists. Completely customisible and free. No login, no catches. Just download & use. From: #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write. Just get something down on paper. Then you can improve on it. Keeping it all in your head is no good. You need to write it down. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #AcademicTwitter

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

3 years

#Halloween2021 An unfinished thesi_ Scary.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

6 years

A good thesis is a finished thesis. A great thesis is a published thesis. A perfect thesis is neither. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

When someone has paper published or wins an award or gets promoted you only see the final success. You don't see the earlier rejections, revisions and setbacks. You might assume they found it easy, but that is rarely so. @sylviaduckworth #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

8 months

Shiny new project. Do you have the time? No: --> Don't do it. Yes: --> No you don't.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#PhDSupervisors , #DeansofGraduateSchools , #ResearchDeans . Now is the time for you to advocate on behalf of your research students. You can't have a major disruption like this, which will take 6 months out of a student's candidature, and expect things to continue as normal.

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

#FridayHumour Your plans versus reality. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

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Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

2 years

One way to remember Type I and Type II errors. #PhDforum #academicchatter #ECRchat

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@ithinkwellHugh

5 years

Thinking of doing a PhD or postdoc? #1 Tip: Find a good supervisor. Do some research on your supervisor before you start doing research with your supervisor. This will be the most important decision in your whole PhD or postdoc. #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc #MRes

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