“What for?”: when languages were an unpopular option
Maria Seijo-Richart -
Around fifteen years ago, I met a girl whose friends deemed her crazy because she decided to study Arab (“What for?”). She ended having the last laugh when an oil…
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How your Academic Training Equips you for Success in a Wide Variety of Careers
Victoria Sherwood -
The term ‘transferable skills’ is a bit dry, but essentially it accounts for the things you learn beyond your subject-specific expertise that can be applied to other employment positions. In…
The Best Book of Quotes: Famous Quotes for Life and Happiness
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
Pay attention because this is one of those useful professional secrets I share with you 😀 As a teacher, when you are in a class and you are choosing topics…
A Good Spanish Book
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
It’s been a while since I last wrote here. I’ve been very busy with lectures, projects, and all that stuff. One of the things that have kept me busy was…
Training in equality and diversity: the pilot and the nurse
Maria Seijo-Richart -
As a requirement for my job, I recently had to complete my Diversity and Equality Awareness training online. If you have not done your training yet, please stop reading right…
Teamwork: Helping Your Department Colleagues Succeed
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
I am having some arguments with my friends in academia about this particular point… Usually the debates happen around warm pizza, so everything stays civilized, but it is really surprising…
Which English To Teach?
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
The common position is quite clear. All varieties are equally valid, useful and beautiful in their own way (*group hug* *unicorns fly around spreading rainbows and love*). But you and…
Preparing A Cultural Exposition
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
If you teach subjects such as Languages, Literature or History, you might feel inclined to prepare cultural activities once in a while. There are practical reasons for this… It’s good…
Academic Bureaucracy Is Discouraging
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
So obvious… yet so necessary for these things to be reminded 🙂 Not long ago, there was a selection process in two Japanese universities. Both of them wanted researchers, preferably…
My Research Strategies
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
I am one of those guys who love strategy games, have a special edition of Sun Tzu and could quote it by heart 😀 As in everything else… I have…
