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Written by Emma Cragg
Emma Cragg is a copywriter, editor and web content strategist. Her day job is as a member of the web team at Newcastle University. In a former life Emma was a librarian, providing support to staff and students in the business schools at the universities of Warwick and Oxford. Emma is an experienced blogger, and this post is adapted from one which originally featured on one of her own blogs.
Use your time wisely, automate routine tasks
I think I may be getting a reputation as the piirus.ac.uk productivity geek. In the past I’ve written about to do lists and forming habits to help maintain focus. In…
Habits and routines that help maximise focus
Six months ago, I reduced my working hours as an employee and took a step into working freelance. As I’ve adapted to a new working pattern, including two days a…
Competencies needed for research collaboration: an infographic
Earlier this year we attended the Vitae Researcher Developer conference. Here we delivered a range of sessions on academic career breaks as well as presenting a poster on collaboration competencies.…
How to create a professional persona for academic consultancy
When you start out on your own, there are two things you’ll want to get sorted early on: a website and an email address. The former will help people to…
Task management and the art of the to do list
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the volume of tasks you have to do. Whether that’s for the day, the week or more long term. At work, or even at…
See our collection of Twitter hashtags for researchers – and add to it
Twitter hashtags are a great way to join a conversation and feel part of a community. But how do you know which hashtags to use or follow? We’ve written a…
Beginning blogging – Emma Cragg writes about how to combat your fears
Note from the editor: In this post, expert blogger Emma Cragg offers useful advice to novice bloggers As a researcher I’m pretty sure that you’ve recently read something or heard…