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Paris belonged to me: an homage to Jacques Rivette

Maria Seijo-Richart - February 26, 2016

January was an especially dark month for the arts and entertainment world. On the 29th, we lost French nouvelle vague filmmaker Jacques Rivette. His very personal style allowed actors to…

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My Research Strategies

Ricardo Roque Mateos - November 6, 2015

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…

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Everything I did wrong…

Caroline Magennis - October 21, 2015

…while hunting for an academic job. For five years I was employed in a variety of (most welcome) short term contracts, and I interviewed the length and breadth of the…

The Spanish Titles Of University Expert / Specialist

Ricardo Roque Mateos - September 18, 2015

I thought it would be a good idea to share a resource that could give a boost to your CV without too much hassle. Usually when we finish a PhD…

Turning forty: the age of reason?

Maria Seijo-Richart - August 13, 2015

This year, my best friends and I turned forty years old. In the times of Jane Austen, this would have meant we were old ladies. In the twenty-first century, we…

Cruel Summer

Caroline Magennis - June 24, 2015

‘You get the summer off, right? Go on loads of holidays, yeah?’ I imagine you’ve been asked this once or twice, and you’ve rolled your eyes so hard you pulled…

Creative Writing Studies: The Rise of a New Discipline

Geoff Mills - June 14, 2015

When I became a student of Creative Writing in 2007 the pedagogue within me broke through. I came into contact with good teacher-writers, but as a teacher myself I was…

The day Ray Bradbury died

Maria Seijo-Richart - June 5, 2015

What a difference a day makes? Today is 5th June, 2012. Here you are, at your university, with a gigantic bundle of paper in your arms. You enter the department,…

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“The computer is not working”: being let down by technology

Maria Seijo-Richart - January 17, 2015

I have always hated to rely on technology. Maybe it is because I grew up in a place where computers and electric devices never seemed to work properly, and repairs…

A lecture is a performance: do not forget your audience

Maria Seijo-Richart - December 7, 2014

Giving a lecture is not very dissimilar to a performance. In both activities, it is not only important what you say, but how you deliver it. Your movements, your body…

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