Postgraduate Research

Burnout Prevention and Recovery
Funny view point on burnout at MIT
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/w/c/wchuang/News/college/MIT-views.html

Eddie's Anti-Procrastination Site
Avoid getting distracted and keep starting. Also offers procrastination links and books.
http://www.geocities.com/writethethesis/

How to Give a Good Research Talk
What to focus on and why, slide tips, using examples, pruning, and getting feedback.
http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk.htm

How to have Your Abstract Rejected
Funny and to the point advice on creating and submitting abstracts.
http://www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~nipkow/misc/reject.html

Notes on the Structure of a Scientific Paper
Style and content expectations, with examples.
http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edupaper.htm

Notes on Writing Papers and Theses
Writing style tips. Common mistakes and how to avoid them.
http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edulertz.htm

Old Dominion University Library Research Tutorials
Guides and tutorials to finding library materials for college papers and projects.
http://www.lib.odu.edu/libassist/tutorials/index.htm

So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.
Useful advice on the politics of research, skills you should work on and motives of the people involved. Long but worth the read.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html

Structured approach to presenting theses
long detailed description of thesis structure
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/art/cperry.html

Talking to others at conferences
Tips about how to get past the 'feeling awkward' stage at conferences.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/conference.txt

Thesis, what examiners look for
18 questions covering introduction, review, objectives, experiments and contribution.
http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/eduthes4.htm

Writing and Presenting Your Thesis
Advice for every stage of the process. List of general advice, suggestions and invaluable tips.
http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/

Writing Up Your PhD
The human mind works on full power until you sit down to write. Good advice on how to get past this problem.
http://sel.ics.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/~eddy/ResearchAdvice/writeup.html