Managing clients is a key component of successful academic consultancy. In the first of two posts this week, our very own experienced consultant Andrew Clappison sets out a number of pointers to help you avoid common pitfalls on managing new client relationships […]
Can collaboration speed-up researcher development?
Many people (especially researchers in the UK) will be familiar with the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF). If you aren’t, it’s a tool that helps researchers understand the competencies required to…
Why I moved to the ‘Dark Side’ : Part two, leaving academia behind
In part one I outlined the factors that steered me away from choosing the academic route. I had decided a career in university administration may be more suitable. Here, I consider…
Going to the ‘Dark Side’ : Part one, thinking before moving away from academia
‘So what are you doing now? . . . Oh so you have moved to the dark side then!’ This is the typical response that I get from former colleagues (in jest…