Alumni relations typically involves a wide-range of marketing and communication activities. This often includes networking events, newsletters, annual magazines, fostering online communities, and day-to-day engagement through usual office contact channels.…
Life after PhD: a satisfying career outside of academia?
Our regular correspondent has a fascinating and inspiring interview story to share: read on for an example of life after PhD. You might not be inspired by academia, but can…
Consultancy reflections: An interview with Rob Johnson, founder of Research Consulting, Part 2
Our in-depth interview with full time consultant and entrepreneur, Rob Johnson continues. Last week we focused on the early days of creating a consultancy company. This week, we learn more…
Creating a company: An interview with Rob Johnson, founder of Research Consulting, Part 1
We’re very pleased to be able to feature an interview with full time consultant and entrepreneur, Rob Johnson. His interview is so full of useful reflections for anyone considering working…
Insights from the Research Impact Summit, an interview with Dr Tamika Heiden
Our latest interviewee is Dr Tamika Heiden of Knowledge Translation Australia, who recently ran the innovative, international Research Impact Summit at which Fiona Colligan and I were among the 20+…
The Comeback Kid: Returning to research after a career break
There are many reasons why an academic might take a career break – from maternity leave, to end of contract, to illness. In this blogpost, Patrizia Rossi explores returning to work after illness through an interview with Dr Julia Hubbard…
7 ways to make the first move when strengthening your network
Maybe you are a researcher who is interested in collaboration with other researchers, but you are not searching for anything in particular just now. You know that you need to make…
Library interactions: An interview with Miggie Pickton
In this interview we hear from Miggie Pickton, Research Support Librarian at the University of Northampton. Miggie tells us about some of the challenges, themes and interactions involved in her work. What does…
Interview with Dr Tim Rudd of Livelab: tips on collaborating with third and public sector organisations
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…
University rankings and research collaboration: interview with Phil Baty
Phil Baty is the editor at large of Times Higher Education magazine and editor of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Phil has been with the magazine since 1996,…