Research Thing 1 - Blogging your research

I'm using my blog from the previous 23 Things again! I think blogging is a great tool for sharing experiences and reflections.

I read a few blogs relating to PhD studies and I have recommended these blogs to HDR students. They are:

• The Thesis Whisperer
• Doctoral Writing SIG

I think people are interested in sharing experiences about the PhD or research process. People can relate to other people's experiences and form a community. Doing research can feel like a very isolated experience and can be stressful. Tips on managing studies and research and how others, for instance, balanaced this with other life events, are useful.

I especially love the Thesis Whisperer as it is Australian and has fantastic resources to assist researchers and supervisors. If people are interested in the blogs of other PhD students, there is a page of links at http://thesiswhisperer.com/read-some-phd-student-blogs/.