RoadMonkey

A retired granny who went back to University to do a Ph.D. and got it in December 2016 and who is also interested in fitness, weight training and lifelong learning. The "road" part of my name "roadmonkey" comes from the subject of my Ph.D., which was road safety engineering. Monkey came about because at the time I wrote many of these articles, I was "monkeying" around with the actual subject of my thesis.

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Concept Mapping to Write a Literature Review

This article will explain how to use concept mapping to write an in-depth, thought-provoking literature review or essay.

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Goldilocks and the Russian Dolls

This hub shows how to find research questions when writing a thesis, dissertation or report. It's easy to find them when you know how and this hub shows two simple methods to use together. EASY!

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How to Write an Academic Abstract

This Hub shows you how to write an abstract. Abstracts are short summaries of academic articles (or reports) that give a brief summary of what you did. They are needed for submitting to journals.

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Prepare for Your Doctoral Viva

The viva is an oral exam about your written thesis that you present near the end of your doctoral studies at University. It needs good preparation and I am preparing for mine. This is how!

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Stopping Smoking With Ulcerative Colitis

One man's journey to stopping smoking while suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease. Smoking appears to have a protective effect. It can be even harder for someone with UC to stop smoking as it can make the UC worse.

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Brexit Survival

Brexit was passed by the EU on 31 January 2020. Negotiations on a trade deal are currently happening. If no agreement is reached by 31 Dec 2020, there may be a risk of empty shelves and shortages of medication and fuel. Prepare now to avoid shortages and panic.

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  Vocational Guides

  How to Become a Luthier

  4 years ago

  A luthier makes stringed musical instruments such as custom acoustic guitars or electric guitars. If you enjoy working with wood or love music, you may want to make your own guitar and become a luthier.

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  Flash Fiction: Isolation

  4 years ago

  Meg writes an email to her mother

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  letterpile.com

  From The Edge of Hunger

  4 years ago

  Ann volunteers with a small foodbank and sees more of some clients' lives than she might want. Story prompted by William D Holland. (Billybucs-Photo-ChallengePrompt-Installment-4)

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  Politics and Social Issues

  Brexit Survival

  4 years ago

  Brexit was passed by the EU on 31 January 2020. Negotiations on a trade deal are currently happening. If no agreement is reached by 31 Dec 2020, there may be a risk of empty shelves and shortages of medication and fuel. Prepare now to avoid shortages and panic.

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  Digestive System Diseases & Conditions

  Stopping Smoking With Ulcerative Colitis

  3 weeks ago

  One man's journey to stopping smoking while suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease. Smoking appears to have a protective effect. It can be even harder for someone with UC to stop smoking as it can make the UC worse.

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  owlcation.com

  Prepare for Your Doctoral Viva

  13 months ago

  The viva is an oral exam about your written thesis that you present near the end of your doctoral studies at University. It needs good preparation and I am preparing for mine. This is how!

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  owlcation.com

  Concept Mapping to Write a Literature Review

  9 months ago

  This article will explain how to use concept mapping to write an in-depth, thought-provoking literature review or essay.

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  Colleges & University

  How to Write an Academic Abstract

  7 years ago

  This Hub shows you how to write an abstract. Abstracts are short summaries of academic articles (or reports) that give a brief summary of what you did. They are needed for submitting to journals.

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  Colleges & University

  Goldilocks and the Russian Dolls

  6 years ago

  This hub shows how to find research questions when writing a thesis, dissertation or report. It's easy to find them when you know how and this hub shows two simple methods to use together. EASY!

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  Colleges & University

  Best Books, Posts and Tools for Writing Your Ph.D.

  8 years ago

  This Hub helps you get started on writing for your Ph.D. or dissertation. Getting started can often be the hardest bit, with reading being the easiest! This hub gets you started on WRITING!