How to Give a Good Research Talk - http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk.htm What to focus on and why, slide tips, using examples, pruning, and getting feedback.
Burnout Prevention and Recovery - http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/w/c/wchuang/News/college/MIT-views.html Funny view point on burnout at MIT
Notes on Writing Papers and Theses - http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edulertz.htm Writing style tips. Common mistakes and how to avoid them.
Thesis, what examiners look for - http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/eduthes4.htm 18 questions covering introduction, review, objectives, experiments and contribution.
How to Organize Your Thesis - http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/chinneck/thesis.html Aims of a thesis and how to present them. What should be in each chapter and why.
Writing and Presenting Your Thesis - http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/ Advice for every stage of the process. List of general advice, suggestions and invaluable tips.
So long, and thanks for the Ph.D. - http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html Useful advice on the politics of research, skills you should work on and motives of the people involved. Long but worth the read.
Talking to others at conferences - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/conference.txt Tips about how to get past the 'feeling awkward' stage at conferences.
How to have Your Abstract Rejected - http://www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~nipkow/misc/reject.html Funny and to the point advice on creating and submitting abstracts.
Writing Up Your PhD - http://sel.ics.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/~eddy/ResearchAdvice/writeup.html The human mind works on full power until you sit down to write. Good advice on how to get past this problem.
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