prof pat thomson

This is a little question compared to the big ones about AI, but it’s one I’ve been asking myself a lot recently. patthomson.net/2026/05/18/who…

The @RSC_Learning and @CultureLearning have produced three new rapid evidence reviews for dance, music and drama. They show the significant benefits of arts education for children and young people. There is also more research needed rsc.org.uk/research/curre…

How totally totally crass to find the destruction of the thousand careers of a thousand dedicated staff “exciting.” 1/3 timeshighereducation.com/news/nottingha…

This week on patter @R_LehnerMear talks about turning her doctoral thesis into a scholarly monograph patthomson.net/2026/05/10/fro…

This week I’ve posted about another key word - coherence in research design. patthomson.net/2026/05/03/key…

What does it mean for scholars to write concisely? This week’s patter has a quick look. patthomson.net/2026/04/26/key…

This week patter has been reading about knowledge production and placemaking patthomson.net/2026/04/20/pla…

What does it mean to write concisely? patthomson.net/2026/04/12/key…

Procrastination is not always negative. Academic writing… patthomson.net/2026/04/06/in-…

This week I’m looking at forwarding, a key aspect of working with literatures. patthomson.net/2026/03/30/for…

What does writing as thinking mean, and where did the idea come from anyway… patthomson.net/2026/03/22/the…

Vale Habermas, and a link to academic writing. patthomson.net/2026/03/15/wha…

Academic writers often feel uncomfortable. Thats often OK. Here’s why. patthomson.net/2026/03/08/get…

It helps to know the differences between abstract between abstract and introduction if you want to avoid reader déjà vu. patthomson.net/2026/03/02/not…

Riffing as an academic writing strategy. Helps to clarify meaning. patthomson.net/2026/02/21/rif…

This week patter talks about peer review as cruel optimism patthomson.net/2026/02/16/the…

Include a writing retreat in your 2026 plans patthomson.net/2026/02/07/why…

I’m often asked about citations in abstracts. So here’s an answer… patthomson.net/2026/01/30/sho…

It’s important to recognise and celebrate small academic writing successes. Here’s why. patthomson.net/2026/01/22/sma…