Irrespective of which hemisphere you currently live in, the conversation about academic leave this holiday season can bring up some uncomfortable truths for those studying or working. Social Media correspondent…
Why researchers might want a way out of precarity
This year has seen a lot of focus in the press on issues of precariousness in employment for early career researchers, many of whom are seeking a way out of…
How to create a professional persona for academic consultancy
When you start out on your own, there are two things you’ll want to get sorted early on: a website and an email address. The former will help people to…
Writing through a fear of writing – featuring 3 most helpful steps.
Wanting to write A few months ago, the fiercely brilliant writer Cory Taylor died. In the time before the cancer became fiercer than her, she wrote ‘Dying: A Memoir’…
I got a PhD: Now what? Discovering the post-phd career landscape
I’m not the only one living in this situation, right? The setting is simple: you have invested three to five years to get your bachelor degree. Then you became part…