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Professional Services

jobs.ac.uk careers - December 11, 2019

jobs.ac.uk’s new Professional Services campaign message is ‘a career in higher education means more’. We are aiming to highlight the fantastic benefits of working within professional services at universities, to…

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What you need to know before you get that first lectureship position

Jenson Lim - October 10, 2018

[NB: the author is a lecturer at a Scottish university in the field of biological sciences and writes from that perspective]  So, this is it – after several years of…

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UK academic considering a move to Australia?

jobs.ac.uk careers - May 31, 2018

  Have you thought about moving from the UK to work in the higher education sector in Australia but unsure about the practicalities? We collated your questions and queries about…

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Is working in the Higher Education sector right for you?

jobs.ac.uk careers - March 22, 2018

  If you’re looking for a new job or want a career change and you’re thinking of working in HE, here’s what you need to know to help you make…

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Getting over post-interview blues

Andrew Clappison - March 2, 2018

I recently applied for a short-term academic post. Ironic, given some of my previous articles about moving on from academia. I’ve worked outside academia for some 10 years now, but…

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Every day is a school day: 3 things I learned when working in HE

Aisling Carey - January 25, 2018

Teaching in Higher Education was a bit of an accidental/slightly detoured pathway for me. However, I can confidently say this ‘accident’, or detour, of working in HE was a unique…

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The pros and cons of doing a PhD in Brazil

Luana Chiquetto - September 14, 2017

I finished my PhD in 2016. It was the longest 4 years of my life but at the same time, the years passed in a blink of an eye. It…

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A Welcoming and Efficient Student Helpdesk

Adam Greenwood - January 4, 2017

A Welcoming and Efficient Student Helpdesk Reception Points and Helpdesks in Student Services have a myriad of functions which are perhaps often overlooked. So I thought it would be good…

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The Value of Professional Services

Adam Greenwood - August 25, 2016

I was interested to read the recent article by Jack Grove in Times Higher Education (August 2016) about Professional Services staff feeling undervalued. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/professional-service-staff-feel-undervalued-study-suggests The article is based on a…

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Keeping a record of achievements: why it’s important to remember the things you forgot

Adam Greenwood - July 6, 2016

Working in student support is certainly a fulfilling and worthy area of employment in a University environment. Of course, a University thrives on the academic quality and the teaching spaces.…

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