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Research in foreign Lands: Part II- the cherishable experience

November 21, 2018 by Nazia Nasir

In the first part, I discussed some of the challenges that scholars face when moving to a foreign country for their research. But it’s not all that bad, once the…

Research in foreign lands: Part I- the challenges

November 7, 2018 by Nazia Nasir

[This is the first part of a blog which discusses the challenges faced by research scholars from developing countries, with Indians dominating this diaspora, when they move abroad to pursue…

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

October 10, 2018 by Jenson Lim

[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…

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

January 25, 2018 by Aisling Carey

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…

Playing the research game

July 20, 2017 by Guest Blogger

We’re delighted to bring you a blogpost from Arun Verma, PhD student at University of Dundee (who has just submitted his thesis). Arun is also one of our past correspondents,…

Mental Health in Academia: Lets talk about it.

June 19, 2017 by Luana Chiquetto

Let’s talk about mental health in academia. I know we sometimes don’t like to talk about it much. We’d rather talk about anything else than talk about mental health –…

Relocation, relocation, relocation: The art of moving

April 25, 2017 by Luana Chiquetto

Our correspondent in Brazil shares her experiences of relocation and offers helpful tips as well as motivational thoughts. I just recently moved to a new city again. We all know…

Working 5 to 9: how many hours are enough?

April 18, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

How many hours would you say you work a week? We’ve talked a lot about managing workloads lately on our blog, from imagining an alternative academic career to productivity hacks,…

A Critical Ka-Pow – Researchers in popular culture

April 10, 2017 by Kathy McKay

Researchers in popular culture have not only kicked arse and saved the world but have also worn brilliant cardigans Inspired by the 20th anniversary of the cultural touchstone that is…

The Academic Art of Minimalism

March 10, 2017 by Kathy McKay

Minimalism can be a strange beast. Right now, my life’s possessions consist of: 1. one small tortoiseshell cat; 2. one (admittedly squished) wardrobe’s worth of clothes; 3. four blankets; and,…

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