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Weekly strategies to strengthen your research, complete your PhD or DBA on time, use AI responsibly, and navigate the academic system with confidence.

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#155 - How to Turn Your Reference Library Into a Research Assistant
Today, I am showing you how to turn your library of papers into your research assistant. 1 July 2026 Read time: 3 minutes div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h...
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#154 - How to Write and Submit a Paper in 30 Days
Today, I am showing you how to write and submit a paper in 30 Days, using my 4-week sequence. 24 June 2026 Read time: 3 minutes   I have published more than 130 papers. The ones I wrote in 30 days were no worse than the ones that took six months. That surprises people. They assume faste...
Jun 24, 2026 academic writing papers publications research papers strategies
#153 - How to Use the PRISMA Flowchart for a Systematic Literature Review
Today, I am showing you how to use the PRISMA framework properly to develop a systematic Literature Review paper. 17 June 2026 Read time: 3 minutes   Before we start: free live session the week after next. If your literature review feels like a vortex right now, you are not alone. Ev...
Jun 17, 2026 academic writing dissertation doctorate literature review papers phd prisma professionals doctorate review types slr systematic review
#152 - How to Choose Your Literature Review Type
Today, I am showing you how to select the most appropriate Literature Review Type for your PhD, DBA or research. 10 June 2026 Read time: 3 minutes   Before we start: free live session the week after next. If your literature review feels like a vortex right now, you are not alone. Eve...
Jun 10, 2026 academic writing dissertation doctorate literature review narrative review papers phd professionals doctorate review types systematic review
#151 - How to Know If You Have Read Enough for Your PhD, And Are Ready to Start Writing
Today I am giving you the three signals that tell you the reading has done its job, so you can stop waiting for a feeling of readiness that rarely arrives and start writing instead. 3 June 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me co...
Jun 03, 2026 academic writing dissertation doctorate papers phd professionals doctorate reading strategies thesis writing
#143 - Where to Draw the AI Line in Your Research and Doctoral Research
Today I am sharing exactly where that line sits, based on real cases I have examined and the three uses that will always result in a fail. 8 April 2026 Read time: 4 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps me continue delivering valuable content for FRE...
Apr 08, 2026 academic writing ai ai tools dissertation doctorate phd thesis
#142 - How I Mark a Doctoral Thesis: The Chapter-by-Chapter Blueprint
Today I am taking you inside my process. I am going to walk you through exactly what I look for, what I write in my notes, and the moments where I decide if a thesis is heading for minor corrections or major ones. 1 April 2026 Read time: 4 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting ...
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#103 - 5 Simple Steps to Use AI Ethically in Your Academic Research (Without Breaking Rules or Losing Credibility)
Today, I'm sharing the PRIME framework—5 clear steps that let you integrate AI into your research safely and effectively while maintaining full transparency and credibility.   25 June 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps us continu...
Jun 25, 2025 academic writing ai ai tools career publications
#102 - 6 Simple Rules to Avoid Co-Authorship Disasters (Before They Ruin Your Research and Relationships)
Today, I'm sharing the exact 6-step co-authorship system that has helped me complete over 30 collaborative papers without a single authorship dispute   18 June 2025 Read time: 3 minutes Offers and opportunities: Supporting our sponsors directly helps us continue delivering valuable co...
Jun 18, 2025 academic writing authoring career phd postdoc publications research papers
#92 - The 90-Day Plan: Your First 3 Months in a Tenure-Track Position (What to Do When No One Tells You What to Do)
  Today, I'm sharing the exact 90-day roadmap that my most successful mentees have used to hit the ground running, avoid common pitfalls, and position themselves for long-term success.    2 April 2025 Read time: 4 minutes Thank you to our sponsors who keep this newsletter free to you: ...
Apr 08, 2025 academic writing papers phd postdoc publications
#91 - The 3-2-1 Publication Method: Triple Your Research Output While Working Less (Without Sacrificing Quality or Sanity)
Today, I'm sharing the exact 3-2-1 Publication Method that helped me increase my publication output without working evenings or weekends.   26 March 2025 Read time: 4 minutes Thank you to our sponsors who keep this newsletter free to you: Supporting our sponsors directly helps us cont...
Apr 08, 2025 academic writing papers phd postdoc publications

The Research Insider

One insider strategy per week to complete your PhD or DBA on time, use AI responsibly, and navigate the academic system with confidence. 230,000+ researchers follow my work on LinkedIn. 10,000+ subscribe to this newsletter. Here's why. Whether you're a full-time researcher or a working professional doing a doctorate alongside your career, the system wasn't built for you. Universities teach methodology. They don't teach you how to actually finish. Every Wednesday, I share one technique from the examiner's side of the table. The things I've learned from examining 45+ PhD theses, supervising 30+ researchers to completion, and mentoring working professionals through doctorates they were told they couldn't do while working. All in under 3 minutes. AI is changing research fast. I've tested 12+ tools with doctoral students and I train universities on responsible AI use. I'll show you what works, what makes things up, and how to use these tools without putting your integrity at risk. My followers call me their virtual mentor. This newsletter is where that mentoring goes deeper. No fluff. No jargon. Just the strategies I use with my own mentees, in your inbox every Wednesday.
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