Review of: The Unwritten Rules of Phd Research, by Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre

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by tom on 07 Nov 2006

Authors Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre tell PhD research as it is, in this essential book for any research student. Whilst there are many books out there about how to tackle research at PhD level, this one feels qualitatively different in the topics it covers, and the honesty with which it does it. My personal favourite section concerns writing style, phrases you may use in your dissertation, and how experienced examiners interpret these phrases. Example; You say: "(though c.f. Green et al (in press) for an interesting re-evaluation of this literature)"; Others read this as meaning: "I've read the advanced literature, so sod off". Brilliant.

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The Unwritten Rules of Phd Research, by Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre

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