Watcast: Roger Watson’s Podcasts

Hong Kong sequence haiku

This set of haiku was written in Hong Kong in June 2017 following a typhoon.

Riyadh sequence haiku

These haiku were written in Riyadh in June 2017 but the call to prayer was recorded in Oman in 2016

What makes a REF paper REF-able?

Seminar at Oxford Brookes University 23 June 2017 on preparing papers for the Research Excellence Framework (heavily edited)

Haiku June 2017

These haiku are based on some reflections while travelling recently in the Middle East and Far East. My first time to commit these to podcast; I hope you enjoy them. More of my haiku (some better than others) at my blog HaikuFlyku.

Addressing the needs of first-time fathers

Shorey, S., Dennis, C.-L., Bridge, S., Chong, Y. S., Holroyd, E. and He, H.-G. (2017), First-time fathers’ postnatal experiences and support needs: A descriptive qualitative study. J Adv Nurs doi:10.1111/jan.13349

Academic Publishing Myth 3 - myths surrounding publishing from MSc dissertations and PhD theses

I often hear that you cannot publish from a masters dissertation, that you can only publish three papers from your PhD and that you cannot publish from either if they are deposited online by your university. All wrong and I explain why.

Are nurses fit to work?

Perry, L., Xu, X., Duffield, C., Gallagher, R., Nicholls, R. and Sibbritt, D. (2017), Health, workforce characteristics, quality of life and intention to leave: The ‘Fit for the Future’ survey of Australian nurses and midwives. J Adv Nurs. doi:10.1111/jan.13347

Can a nurse who smokes promote health?

Mujika, A., Arantzamendi, M., Lopez-Dicastillo, O. and Forbes, A. (2017), Health professionals’ personal behaviours hindering health promotion: A study of nurses who smoke. J Adv Nurs.  doi:10.1111/jan.13343

Academic Publishing Myth 2 - you can only submit a manuscript twice

This podcast tackles the myth that you are only alloweed to submit a manuscript twice after which time you must give up on it; there is no truth in this, I have no idea how it arose and it is simpy not true.

Breastfeding in the face of domestic violence

Finnbogadóttir, H. and Thies-Lagergren, L. (2017), Breastfeeding in the context of domestic violence – a cross sectional study. J Adv Nurs. DO: 10.1111/jan.13339