We’ve been looking at the theme of “saying no” recently on the piirus.ac.uk blog. Our regular correspondent Andrew Clappison took this theme as a chance to acknowledge that knowing when…
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Everyone has their own career path: our blog series & the essence of post-phd careers
Our recent series began with correspondent Kathy McKay’s post on the portfolio career. Then we heard from a researcher-librarian and guest blogger, Beth Hellen, before our new correspondent Sarah Wayland reflected…
A PhD is a rosette, not a career path
It’s 10 years ago, to this month, that I began my PhD. To be frank, I have no idea where that time has gone or what has happened to the…
Brexit and the UK researcher: an uncertain path
Prior to the EU referendum, Nature surveyed nearly a thousand researchers in the UK, the vast majority of which felt Brexit would be “very harmful” to UK Science. Wherever you…
Tips and tricks for managing new clients as an academic consultant (Part 2 of 2)
Last time, we looked at how to manage initial contact with your new client. In this post, Andrew Clappison expands on this to offer advice on what to expect after those initial discussions, and how to handle three possible scenarios […]
Tips and tricks for managing new clients as an academic consultant (Part 1 of 2)
Managing clients is a key component of successful academic consultancy. In the first of two posts this week, our very own experienced consultant Andrew Clappison sets out a number of pointers to help you avoid common pitfalls on managing new client relationships […]
Cracking the code for effective research communication
Our correspondent Andrew Clappison tells us of the three steps he’s observed that successful research communicators go through, from workshops he’s led. He also outlines four important factors in clear research communication…
Knowledge without borders: Reflections and guidance on entering the world of academic consultancy
In the week piirus.ac.uk launches its PiirusMatch Service, designed to connect academic expertise to those bodies and organisations that need it, our correspondent shares useful reflections on his own experiences in the worlds of both consultancy and research…
Can collaboration speed-up researcher development?
Many people (especially researchers in the UK) will be familiar with the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF). If you aren’t, it’s a tool that helps researchers understand the competencies required to…