5 Reasons why you should attend Careers in Asia 2019
jobs.ac.uk careers -
We understand the amount of work that needs to go into finding the right opportunities, as well as how hard it can be to get the information you need when…
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Two Jobs, One Mission: The Rise in Student Mental Health
Aisling Carey -
It’s no secret that Mental Health is a consistent emerging theme making itself comfy in our daily conversations. Whether it’s being voiced through the media, addressed by parliament or simply…
Going digital: How to communicate and showcase your skills
Emma Monaghan -
I had the pleasure of attending a thought-provoking workshop hosted by jobs.ac.uk and Piirus on the topic of being a digital academic at the University of Warwick. One of the speakers was…
Making Your Mark: Academia, Social Media and Employability
Libby Watson -
The title of this blog has been lifted from an informative, candid and thought-provoking talk delivered by Dr Nadine Muller, Lecturer in English Literature and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores…
Making the most of conferences
Lily Canter -
Each year academics make a plea to their head of department or head of research for funding to attend conferences at home or abroad. These can be events run by…
The summer research To Do list
Lily Canter -
Let’s face it. Academics have a long summer break. Once the exam boards are over and modules are planned for the year ahead there is a good wedge of time…
Co-authoring with students
Lily Canter -
Each year I supervise and mark dozens of undergraduate dissertations of varying quality and every once in a while a student comes up with a gem. Where I currently work…
Beware the predatory publisher
Lily Canter -
Academic journals are becoming big business leading to the rise of the ‘predatory’ publisher. One of the unfortunate side effects of the open access journal drive is that it has…
The hunt for literature
Lily Canter -
For early career researchers or postgraduates starting a PhD one of the first things to think about is where to find reading material. A quick Google is unlikely to find…
Breaking the publishing barrier
Lily Canter -
As a PhD student my main focus was on getting the damn thing finished – as quickly as possible as far as I was concerned. But whilst doing my fieldwork…
