<p>All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author''s decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist. </p><p>Topics include:</p><p>¿ Development of ideas into research questions;</p><p>¿ How to find, read, evaluate and referee other research;</p><p>¿ Design and evaluation of experiments and appropriate use of statistics;</p><p>¿ Ethics, the principles of science and examples of science gone wrong.</p><p>Much of the book is a step-by-step guide to effective communication, with advice on:</p><p> ¿ Writing style and editing;</p><p>¿ Figures, graphs and tables;</p><p>¿ Mathematics and algorithms;</p><p>¿ Literature reviews and referees¿ reports;</p><p>¿ Structuring of arguments and results into papers and theses;</p><p>¿ Writing of other prof