How to write a PhD in biological sciences: a guide for the uninitiated

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"This book is a guide specifically for writing a PhD in the biological sciences, providing practical, up-to-the-minute guidance to getting started and consolidating this with the nuts and bolts of writing"--

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Full title :How to write a PhD in biological sciences : a guide for the uninitiated / John Measey.

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Publication Date:©2022
Edition:First edition

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Publisher(s):CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:Boca Raton, FL
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2022

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Online publishing date 2021.

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Description:1 online resource (295 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781003212560, 1003212565, 9781000468472, 100046847X, 9781000468465, 1000468461
oclc:on1303488560
LC Classification:QH304
Dewey Decimal:808.06/657

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Welcome -- About the Author -- I. Right from the Very Start -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. So you are doing a PhD? -- 1.1.1. What is a PhD? -- 1.1.2. Is a PhD more than a thesis? -- 1.1.3. Criteria used to judge PhD studies -- 1.1.4. Who are the examiners? -- 1.1.5. What will you do after your PhD? -- 1.1.6. Think about your career before you start your PhD -- 1.1.7. Don't rely on becoming an academic -- 1.1.8. Doing a PhD is really hard work -- 1.1.9. Your mental health will likely suffer -- 1.1.10. Any PhD has to be yours -- 1.1.11. Does it matter where you do your PhD? -- 1.1.12. What to look for in an advisor -- 1.1.13. What to avoid in an advisor -- 1.1.14. What makes a good project? -- 1.1.15. Funding your PhD studies -- 2. Reconciling Yourself to Doing Things You've Been Avoiding -- 2.1. And learning lots of other stuff... -- 3. The Scientific Project and Scientific Living -- 3.1. Example: Invasive species -- 3.2. Should society lead the sciences or sciences lead society? -- 3.3. Carl Sagan's "Baloney detection kit" -- 3.4. Live your life scientifically -- 3.5. …