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Written by Lily Canter

Dr Lily Canter is a journalist, lecturer and journalism studies researcher. She is Principal Lecturer and Subject Group Leader for Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University where she teaches digital journalism, research methods and journalism issues. Her research interests include regional newspaper websites, online participatory journalism, social media and journalism training. Lily previously worked as a reporter and features editor in the regional press and continues to work as a freelance journalist. She is also festival chair and co-founder of short film festival Film Northants.

Co-authoring with students

June 10, 2014 by 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…

Applying for a management position

May 13, 2014 by Lily Canter

Using my own experience following a recent job promotion I wanted to use this blog to give some advice on applying for a senior position in academia. Less than a…

Beware the predatory publisher

April 1, 2014 by 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…

CV writing for every occasion

March 21, 2014 by Lily Canter

Let’s be honest, writing a CV is a boring but essential task that we all have to do. And although it is simply just a list of what we have…

The hunt for literature

March 4, 2014 by 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…

Becoming an associate lecturer

February 17, 2014 by Lily Canter

The question I often get asked by those outside higher education is how did you get casual lecturing work? The answer is – I asked nicely. From my experience most…

Breaking the publishing barrier

January 31, 2014 by 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…

Commuting my way to course leader

January 14, 2014 by Lily Canter

Five years ago I had a full time job, pensionable salary and an integral role in the news room of a daily regional newspaper. Then I gave it all up.…

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