Tag: academia
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Powering through PhD progression reviews
I had my third year review in August this year, and if things go as planned, it would have been my last PhD progression review. I think now will be a good time to take stock of my experiences with progression reviews and reflect on what went well and what could have been avoided. What…
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Happy Ever After by Paul Dolan – A book review
I learned about the works of Prof. Dolan by watching his lectures at LSE. I was impressed with his body-builder physique, his colourful G-Shocks, big white glasses, as well as his f*ck-all mannerism, which to me were all very un-academic. Yet there was something in his ideas that spoke to me deeply that I decided…
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A PhD food journal – What I eat in a month
“Please eat a lot so you have the strength to get on.” It’s how our Vietnamese peeps usually show support and care to the young people having to work hard for their studies and career. Yet I have long realised that when I eat a lot, my body has to work harder to digest all…
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How I got over 2 failed pregnancies during my PhD
2024 has got a tough start: I just lost my first pregnancy by the end of 2023, tried again and lost another one shortly after that, right in the middle of Jan 2024. But all the losses have not been in vein, I guess, because in weathering through it all, both my life and my…
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Frequently asked questions/ Giải đáp thắc mắc
If you’re here, it’s probably because you’ve known about my research and are considering whether you can and should take part or not. Therefore, I have put together some of the questions that I usually encounter in the recruitment of research participants. Hopefully it helps clear up some of your doubts. Nếu bạn đang đọc…
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Kêu gọi tham gia nghiên cứu – Luận án Tiến sĩ tại Đại học Brunel Luân Đôn
For English, please click here. Xem Các câu hỏi thường gặp tại đây. Tiêu đề nghiên cứu: Tìm hiểu cách người bán cá nhân đánh giá tính chính đáng của các cơ chế nền tảng: Một góc nhìn từ logic thể chế Nghiên cứu sinh: Tracey Quach Nghiên cứu này đã được Hội đồng Đạo đức trong…
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Call for participants: Doctoral Research in Brunel University London
Để đọc tiếng Việt, vui lòng bấm vào đây. Frequently Asked Questions can be found here. Study title: Understanding individual sellers’ legitimacy evaluations of platform mechanisms: An institutional logic perspective Researcher: Tracey Quach Research ethics approval has been granted for this study to be carried out between 01/08/2024 and 31/12/2025 You are being invited to take part…
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How a non-academic get a funded PhD offer – Your application (Part 2)
In the earlier post, I have gone through the hard components of the application. By “hard”, I meant the things that you have little or no control over, because they are in the past, and they are hard measures of your capability to conduct a PhD. If you don’t have such a flashy record, it…
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How a non-academic get a funded PhD offer – Your application (Part 1)
It took me a year and a half to finish this piece of writing because it’s not a straightforward topic and my capacity to gather objective evidence is limited. Although I have to admit it is tempting to make overgeneralised or oversimplified statements, I’m only writing now what I believe is right from my experience…
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My first teaching job
You know how students from all over the world come to the UK for its world-class education? Okay. Now imagine you’ve got a chance to be teaching at one of these prestigious universities. If that does not excite you, I don’t know what will! As a funded PhD student in Brunel Business School, I was…
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