AI in Research & Learning
In one group, someone pastes interview data into an AI assistant, someone bans it outright, and someone has no idea what is allowed. How to write a one-page gro
AI in Research & Learning
Paste 30 interview transcripts into an AI assistant and get eight tidy themes in five minutes. Tempting, but that is not analysis. Where AI genuinely helps in q
Graduate School
Fieldwork rarely fails because of methods. It fails because an introduction letter never arrived, a festival season nobody planned for, a single hard drive got
Research Integrity & Open Science
A visiting team samples for two weeks, local colleagues handle permits and fieldwork, and the paper appears with them in the acknowledgements. How to build fair
Research Integrity & Open Science
Public posts, closed groups, strangers’ comments: how to collect and quote social media data ethically, when you need approval, and why a verbatim quote can ide
Research Integrity & Open Science
The numbers in your group’s paper do not match the raw data. Staying silent feels wrong; speaking up feels risky. How to separate error from misconduct, choose
Research Integrity & Open Science
Can you boost contrast on a faint blot? Splice lanes from two gels? A practical classification of image edits that are fine, edits you must declare and edits th
Research Methods
Three weeks watching a classroom or a market can leave you with a few pages saying “lively atmosphere”. Here is how to observe with purpose and write field note
Graduate School
Proposals rarely fail because the idea is bad. They fail because the question is too broad, the method does not match it, or the plan is not feasible. The struc
AI in Research & Learning
Interview transcripts, student grades, a manuscript under review: the things researchers most often paste into AI assistants are exactly what must not leave the
Academic Careers
Most conference promises to “work on something together” go nowhere. Successful collaborations usually start small, agree early on roles, data and authorship, a
Research Integrity & Open Science
A questionnaire sent to your own class looks harmless, yet it touches three ethical fault lines: power, genuine consent and identifiable data. How to prepare an
