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Choosing a PhD Supervisor

March 11, 2019 by Rachel Jones

Your supervisor will become the second most important driving force of your project for the next few years. On occasion he or she will become THE driving force when motivation slumps…

Two Jobs, One Mission: The Rise in Student Mental Health

February 19, 2018 by Aisling Carey

It’s no secret that Mental Health is a consistent emerging theme making itself comfy in our daily conversations. Whether it’s being voiced through the media, addressed by parliament or simply…

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…

Everyone has their own career path: our blog series & the essence of post-phd careers

November 18, 2016 by Andrew Clappison

Our recent series began with correspondent Kathy McKay’s post on the portfolio career. Then we heard from a researcher-librarian and guest blogger, Beth Hellen, before our new correspondent Sarah Wayland reflected…

Career pathways post-PhD – the impact of increased competition

November 9, 2016 by Fiona Colligan

In preparation for our survey on career pathways after doctoral research, we tried to find out as much as we could about the current academic job market. One thing that…

A PhD is a rosette, not a career path

October 25, 2016 by Andrew Clappison

It’s 10 years ago, to this month, that I began my PhD. To be frank, I have no idea where that time has gone or what has happened to the…

How do you make a portfolio career work for you?

October 4, 2016 by Kathy McKay

  A few weeks ago, I was told that I had a good example of an academic portfolio career. I love labels – they make wonky things sound so much…

Am I a PhD ECR? What is an Early Career Researcher?

September 16, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

We try to recognise that researchers come in all shapes and sizes, not to mention countries and disciplines. The variety of the research community is what makes it so wonderful,…

A preview of the career break landscape

June 8, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

What we found out about differences and impacts based on discipline, gender and career stage. If you missed our big Twitter reveal to the poll question: ‘Of those who returned…

Building a picture of the impact of academic career breaks

February 18, 2016 by Fiona Colligan

Finding out about academic career breaks turns out to be quite a challenge. You can help us by taking part in our survey, but I’d like to share with you what…

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