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		<title>What does success really look like for an international PhD student?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Maxi (Huy-Hoang) Huynh and Lynette Pretorius. Note: We also acknowledge the other co-authors of our&#160;paper, as it was a truly collaborative project:&#160;Sandeep Khattri, Zhiheng Zhou, Redi Pudyanti, Abdul Qawi Noori, and Huizhen Nan. Doing a PhD is often seen as a journey of growth and achievement, but have you ever stopped to ask what<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Learning how academia really works: what doctoral students discover beyond the PhD handbook</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Sandeep Khattri and Lynette Pretorius. Most doctoral students begin their PhD expecting to learn how to conduct research. They read the literature, design a study, collect and analyse data, and aim to contribute new knowledge to their field. On paper, the path to becoming a scholar appears relatively clear: map the literature, master the<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Becoming a scholar together: why doctoral writing groups matter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Abdul Qawi Noori, Michael J. Henderson, and Lynette Pretorius. We often imagine doctoral writing as a solitary endeavour. The image of a PhD candidate working alone, a lone ‘genius’ wrestling with literature, writing drafts, chasing deadlines, and decoding reviewer comments, still dominates academic and public culture. When writing stalls or publications don’t succeed, we<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>The power of collaborative writing and peer feedback in doctoral writing groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Basil Cahusac de Caux and Lynette Pretorius. Have you ever wondered how doctoral students can navigate the challenging journey of academic writing? For many, the answer lies in the strength of community and the power of collaborative feedback. Our recent paper explores this very subject, examining how doctoral writing groups can transform the academic<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Building a sense of belonging for students who do not live on campus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 02:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Students who do not live on campus and commute to university (often termed commuter students) can experience a sense of detachment from the university community, which can adversely affect their student experience. Juggling travel, studies, and other commitments means that these students can feel like they are visitors to their own campus.<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Fostering AI literacy as students, teachers, and researchers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 05:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Credit:&#160;This blog post is an adapted form of a recent paper I wrote. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been present in society for several years &#8211; think, for example, of computer grammar-checking software, autocorrect on your phone, or GPS apps. Recently, however, there has been a significant advancement in AI research with the<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Benefits of doctoral writing groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. For many years now, I have been working to improve the experiences of PhD students. One practice I&#8217;ve found particularly useful is incorporating collaborative and peer-based learning through doctoral writing groups. My work with writing groups started way back in 2013 and, over more than a decade, I have further refined my<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Embracing flexibility in assessment to enhance higher-order thinking</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Innovations in assessment task design are essential if we as educators are to encourage our students to see assessment as a learning process, rather than just a means towards a grade. In a recent study I did with some of my colleagues from accounting, we developed a flexible assessment regime designed to<div class="more-link">
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. In clinical education, the challenge is to not just impart content knowledge, but also help students develop critical real-world clinical skills. This is particularly true when it comes to critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. In a paper I recently wrote with colleagues from a midwifery unit, we demonstrate how constructive alignment<div class="more-link">
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