In a previous post, we shared a few social media tips to start a Twitter account for even the shyest among us. So now that you’ve taken a deep breath…
10 ways consultancy differs to research
This blogpost is an excerpt from our excellent guide: “Preparing for Academic Consultancy: what you need to know” and it lists ten differences that consultancy work has in relation to research, that it is helpful for researchers to know about…
8 attributes of great consultants
In our helpful guide, ‘Preparing for Academic Consultancy: what you need to know’, you can score yourself against these eight attributes. This list could help you do decide if a career involving academic consultancy is for you…
Leading a group to collaborate creatively
Our correspondent Chris Ferguson shares his reflections on a talk by Van Phillips, inventor of the running blade. How does a good leader foster a creative spirit, in collaborations? Van’s advice is worth heeding…
Where next for the career breaks survey?
A look-back at the ARMA conference earlier this month, where we released initial findings from our career breaks survey, and a look forward at the work ahead to really make the most of the wealth of survey responses…
The Perils of Isolation – Both Social and Academic
The thing about people is that we are naturally social. Granted, there is not as much utility in forming hunting coalitions to capture elusive game, or or tribal alliances to…
Connecting researchers to great opportunities: exploring and expanding your research interests
Most of the time, our research fascinates and encapsulates us. It is vibrant and original and we want everyone to hear about it. Yet on some days, everyone else’s work…
See our collection of Twitter hashtags for researchers – and add to it
Twitter hashtags are a great way to join a conversation and feel part of a community. But how do you know which hashtags to use or follow? We’ve written a…
How to be an academic rockstar: 5 amazing benefits of collaboration
For many postgraduate students, and even early career researchers (ECR’s), collaborative research can seem as though it is a magic trick that everyone else knows, but no-one has bothered to…
Using museum collections for academic research
We’re delighted to bring you this guest blogpost by Jack Gann, whose reflections from his own discipline raise similar issues relating to collaboration as an earlier blogpost from the health care sector, on interprofessional education: readers from across…