by Alex Masters | 20 • April • 2021 | #Dispatches
An Exercise in Essentialism, distinguishing the vital few from the trivial many. The ACES project is now in full swing and over the coming months our teams across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam will be identifying a series of research case studies. Through these...
by Alex Masters | 25 • February • 2020 | #Dispatches
After what feels like a thousand year hiatus, I’m finally back in the classroom. Today was my first lecture as a PhD student. It felt strange being at a desk listening, and not stood at the front speaking, but it was a refreshing change nonetheless. Absorbing to...
by Alex Masters | 11 • February • 2020 | #Dispatches
Today marks the first day of my PhD journey. I’m currently optimistic, enthusiastic, and full of ideas… I expect this will last about a month. Just kidding! 😆After completing my proposal back in August I’ve been busy on a variety of projects in my...
by Alex Masters | 05 • September • 2019 | #Dispatches
Even at this early stage in learning the ways of academic writing, I’ve come to find that there’s a lot of variation in style, depending on who you talk to. It seems there are several ways in which people approach their writing. I have one friend who likes to...
by Alex Masters | 01 • September • 2019 | #Dispatches
This weekend I’ve finally submitted my PhD proposal, now I have my fingers crossed that it makes the grade. It’s been a hard but interesting few weeks getting acclimatised to the ways of academic research, but it’s definitely been worth it. Thanks to...
by Alex Masters | 25 • August • 2019 | #Dispatches
I’ve been squirrelled away of late preparing my PhD proposal and it’s been quite the journey so far. 😅 Apart from constantly questioning my ability to string even the shortest of sentences together, it’s been a valuable learning experience....
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