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Written by Heather Griffiths

    Keep on running: what inspires PhD students to become runners?

    June 12, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

    If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for…

    Working 5 to 9: how many hours are enough?

    April 18, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

    How many hours would you say you work a week? We’ve talked a lot about managing workloads lately on our blog, from imagining an alternative academic career to productivity hacks,…

    Your alternative academic identity: learning the rules?

    February 3, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

    How do we make the ‘right’ career decisions in academia, and build our overall academic identity? I received an email from a colleague and this quote got me thinking: “all…

    What I learned when I took on too much: I am not a PhD superhero

    January 19, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

    As a PhD student with high ambitions and an equally high mortgage payment, I have tendency to say ‘yes’ to most things and up until now it has served me well. By saying ‘yes’ and having the to confidence to say ‘I can do that’, I have learnt so many new things and met some wonderful new people. I’ve travelled the country (next stop, the world!) and stood up to many fears. Because of this I am making connections – people know who I am and what I can do. I am building my network and my skill set, the foundation of a successful career, right?

    But what good is a network if I don’t have the time or energy to nurture it? What if people know what I can do, but I can’t actually do it because I am doing too many other things? My drive to be a PhD superhero was becoming counterintuitive […]

    Am I a PhD ECR? What is an Early Career Researcher?

    September 16, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

    We try to recognise that researchers come in all shapes and sizes, not to mention countries and disciplines. The variety of the research community is what makes it so wonderful,…

    Where next for the career breaks survey?

    June 23, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

    A look-back at the ARMA conference earlier this month, where we released initial findings from our career breaks survey, and a look forward at the work ahead to really make the most of the wealth of survey responses…

    A preview of the career break landscape

    June 8, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

    What we found out about differences and impacts based on discipline, gender and career stage. If you missed our big Twitter reveal to the poll question: ‘Of those who returned…

    I live tweeted, and I liked it.

    May 3, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

    Until recently, the only time I’d ever tried live tweeting was while watching BBC Question Time using the dedicated hashtag #bbcqt. Following that hashtag was fascinating, enlightening and often hilarious…

    Connecting researchers to great opportunities: exploring and expanding your research interests

    April 26, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

    Most of the time, our research fascinates and encapsulates us. It is vibrant and original and we want everyone to hear about it. Yet on some days, everyone else’s work…

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