Deciding to Apply for a PhD
Rachel Jones -
Doctoral Decisions To open this blog post series, I have decided to start at the very beginning by addressing your decision to apply for a PhD. Managing your Masters workload…
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Creating a Personal Touch in Student Communications Campaigns: The Dean’s List
Adam Greenwood -
It’s been a while since my previous blog entry so I’ll do a speedy round-up of what’s been happening in my university career. I’m currently the Alumni & Communications Coordinator…
Everything I did wrong…
Caroline Magennis -
…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…
A Telegram from the Unconscious: Martin Amis on Creativity and Style
Geoff Mills -
Was it simple coincidence, or had Martin Amis heard that I was in town and in need of some high-semantic stimulation? Either way it was with surprise that I discovered…
The Spanish Titles Of University Expert / Specialist
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
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…
Cruel Summer
Caroline Magennis -
‘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 -
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 -
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,…
On Prose Style: Simplicity Versus Sesquipedalianism
Geoff Mills -
I like my prose thick and porridgy. I like to wade through it. I like it to stick to the inside of my brain. Anything too thin and I rapidly…
“The computer is not working”: being let down by technology
Maria Seijo-Richart -
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…
