PhD's: Ups, downs, and some hopefully helpful links
If you're feeling down and alone with the PhD, (don't we all at times?)
then worth checking out some of these, some are links and a couple are my
little contribution...
An emotional guide:
Surviving
the PhD:
(pdf file) Why should you do a PhD? Does everyone get
second year blues? You’re not alone you know!
A day
from a diary (pdf file) – A bit of a rant from a day of writing
up…
The academic stuff:
How to Write a PhD Thesis - To the point (if only it
were that simple...!) (
Tips on Scientific Writing
The PhD thesis - A Short Guide, Nigel AJ
McMillan
PhD Thesis Structure and Content - A
[perfect] PhD Thesis for London University / Computer Science (their
words, not mine!)
How theses get written - some
hot tips (pdf format)
“Look at the title of the degree:
Doctorate of “Philosophy” or “Love of Knowledge”. The sheer translation of the word
makes it wonderful to look at! A degree in the love of knowledge. “