Berkeley Writing Centre:
Find useful writing tips, writing worksheets and short summaries on different writing related topics on the Berkeley edu, University of California website above
Cecile Badenhorst’s blog:
https://cecilebadenhorst.wordpress.com/
A research and writing go-to site for postgraduate students and academics
Cecile Badenhorst’s youtube channel:
cecilebadenhorstyoutube channel
This channel houses a range of useful research writing related videos
Centre for Innovation in Research and Teaching:
researchdevelopmentresources/mixedmethods
Helpful guidelines and resources on mixed methods research methodology on the CIRT, Grand Canyon University, Arizona’s website
CHE Doctoral Degrees Qualifications Standard:
Doctoral Degrees Qualification Standard_Version 1.0_ HEQC Approved
Coursera:
www.coursera.org/learn/research-methods
Includes short videos and readings about the research question, literature review, planning your research etc
DoctoralWriting SIG:
A forum hosted by Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison and Susan Carter where people who are interested in doctoral writing come together to share information, resources, ideas and dreams in the spirit of building knowledge and skills around higher degree research writing.
Editage:
Editage insights – a useful site containing scientific writing, conference presentation, science communication tips and other research related podcasts and articles
elearning:
Covers research ethics training
Enhancing Postgraduate Environments (EPE) website:
Find useful South African contextualised research related resources on this open access website
Future Learn:
Contains useful postgraduate research resources
Oasis for Learning:
A website with postgrad research, writing and postgraduate supervision resources
Patter blog:
https://patthomson.net/category/academic-writing/
Pat Thompson is an academic blogger and has worked with Inger Mewburn, the Thesis Whisperer (see the resource below), on academic blogging. Pat’s academic blogging covers research education, academic writing, public engagement, funding, and other relevant research related topics
Purdue Online Writing Lab:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, free of charge
The Good Supervisor:
https://goodsupervisor.co.uk (password: brighton)
A Creative Commons web platform created by Gina Wisker for supervisors of Master’s and doctoral candidates, containing valuable research based support for the different stages and dimensions of supervising.
The Thesis Whisperer:
https://thesiswhisperer.com/about/
The Thesis Whisperer is dedicated to helping research students everywhere. It is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn, director of research training at The Australian National University
The Thesis Whisperer has contributors from around the world. Supervisors will find practical guidelines and resources at the Supervisor Whisperer page at https://thesupervisionwhisperers.wordpress.com/
The International Doctoral Education Research Network (IDERN):
https://www.mun.ca/educ/research/idern.php
A network of researchers who share their ideas and latest research on doctoral support, To join the IDERN, email idern@mun.ca
Yebo! project:
http://yebo.edu.umontpellier.fr/
Find out more about this new project – Developing Internationalization of PhD studies in South Africa, an Erasmus+ Capacity building project – on the Yebo! website above

