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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,…

Your alternative academic identity: learning the rules?

February 3, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

How do we make the ‘right’ career decisions in academia, and build our overall academic identity? I received an email from a colleague and this quote got me thinking: “all…

Brexit and the UK researcher: an uncertain path

August 30, 2016 by Andrew Clappison

Prior to the EU referendum, Nature surveyed nearly a thousand researchers in the UK, the vast majority of which felt Brexit would be “very harmful” to UK Science. Wherever you…

Facing your worst funding proposal fears

July 27, 2016 by Chris Ferguson

“I want you to imagine a hostile panel. They are reading your proposal. They are ridiculing your Case for Support…” Our correspondent proposes facing demons as a way to succeed in grant applications…

How to draft a research grant application

May 13, 2016 by Guest Blogger

Most of my business involves helping academics to write better research grant applications. Prospects are good because most academics, when they try to write a grant application, write completely the wrong kind of document to solve the main problem that every grant application has to solve. This post explains…

What do you need to work freelance? 8 key ingredients!

March 31, 2016 by Jenny Delasalle

I’ve been self-employed and working as a freelancer for over two years, and would like to pass on my top tips. If you’re freelancing, you will need: A good work-station. If you’re going to spend…

Interview with Dr Tim Rudd of Livelab: tips on collaborating with third and public sector organisations

November 5, 2015 by Jenny Delasalle

Dr Tim Rudd leads Livelab, and is also Principal Lecturer in the Education Research Centre at the Univerisity of Brighton. He is researching and publishing work related to education technology, social justice and alternative pedagogies…

Introducing Vanessa Lao, Strategic Partnerships Manager at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Australia

September 24, 2015 by Jenny Delasalle

Piirus’ Fiona Colligan will be a delegate at the ARMS 2015 conference, and Piirus is finding out more about research issues in Australasia. We’re pleased to feature an interview with Vanessa Lao, Strategic Partnerships Manager at…

How do you run a crowdfunding campaign? 12 Useful tips! (Part 2)

August 13, 2015 by Guest Blogger

Last week, in tips 1-6, Piirus member Dr. Alke Gröppel-Wegener shared some things she learned from putting together her first crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Here are some things to keep in…

How do you run a crowdfunding campaign? 12 useful tips! (Part 1)

August 6, 2015 by Guest Blogger

Dr. Alke Gröppel-Wegener, Senior Lecturer in Contextual Studies and National Teaching Fellow at the Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies at Staffordshire University shares her experiences of a different route…

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