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		<title>The questions that keep me up at night and what I plan to do about them in 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Hi everyone, and welcome to The Scholar&#8217;s Way for 2026! As I start the year back at work, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what I do. A nice introduction to my new subscribers and a reminder of why you are here if you&#8217;ve subscribed for a<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Call for abstracts for our book on positionality and reflexivity in research!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. We are seeking expressions of interest for our new book provisionally titled Positionality &#38; Reflexivity in Research (Editors: Sun Yee Yip and Lynette Pretorius from Monash University). Whose research is it? Who owns it? Whose interests does it serve? Who benefits from it? Who has designed its questions and framed its scope?<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Psychological capital in the PhD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Hi there! Have you ever wondered what it really takes to thrive during a PhD? For over a decade, I’ve worked closely with graduate students, helping them navigate the academic and emotional hurdles of this journey. Along the way, I’ve seen a lot—students overwhelmed by isolation, stress, and uncertainty. Many come to<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Autoethnography: What is it and how do you do it?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 03:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Autoethnography has become an increasingly popular research methodology, particularly within the humanities and social sciences. I use it regularly because of its emphasis on personal experiences, reflexivity, and storytelling which allows for a deeper exploration of complex experiences and societies. So what is autoethnography? The name autoethnography comes from three core aspects:<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Improving students’ understanding by building a culture of academic integrity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Credit: This blog post is an adapted form of a case study I wrote for Advance HE. Universities have been cracking down on cheating and all sorts of dishonest academic behaviour recently. They&#8217;ve rolled out a bunch of strict rules related to academic integrity and use fancy software to keep an eye<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Trauma, anxiety, depression, solitude: The impact of COVID-19 on academic identity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Basil Cahusac de Caux, Lynette Pretorius, and Luke Macaulay. Credit: Text and images have been republished from an article in the Monash Lens,&#160;https://lens.monash.edu/@education/2023/04/28/1385557/trauma-anxiety-depression-solitude-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-academic-indentity COVID-19 brought about unprecedented changes to society, causing widespread disruption to many aspects of our lives. The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but particularly hard-hit have been<div class="more-link">
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		<title>How the pandemic shaped academic identity: Stories of resilience and struggle</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Basil Cahusac de Caux, Lynette Pretorius, and Luke Macaulay. Credit: Text has been republished from an article in Monash News&#160;https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/how-the-pandemic-shaped-academic-identity-stories-of-resilience-and-struggle A new book shares the stories of PhD students, early-career researchers, and established academics during the COVID-19 pandemic to shed light on the struggles faced by those in the industry. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Combining research and storytelling: Using personal experiences as research data</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. I find it quite amusing that I would be writing this blog post to advocate for a research methodology as emotional and subjective as autoethnography. For over a decade, I was trained to conduct scientific research where objective answers were sought to solve problems. My research focused on examining a gene activated<div class="more-link">
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