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Mental Health in Academia: Lets talk about it.

June 19, 2017 by Luana Chiquetto

Let’s talk about mental health in academia. I know we sometimes don’t like to talk about it much. We’d rather talk about anything else than talk about mental health –…

Finding Your People: Mentors, Collaborators, and Guardian Angels

January 11, 2017 by Kathy McKay

Who do you need? It is not always easy to get by in the academic world, especially when you are just starting out. I’m not one to normally question Simon…

On small goodnesses

September 14, 2016 by Kathy McKay

A few Sundays ago, I spent the afternoon with a colleague making felt animals to match the story ‘Dear Zoo’. All of this was done on a steep learning curve…

Ten steps to get started on Twitter as an academic: part 2

August 11, 2016 by Kathy McKay

In part 1 of our ten steps to get started on Twitter as an academic you set up your Twitter account with a picture and biography, and sent your first tweet.…

I live tweeted, and I liked it.

May 3, 2016 by Heather Griffiths

Until recently, the only time I’d ever tried live tweeting was while watching BBC Question Time using the dedicated hashtag #bbcqt. Following that hashtag was fascinating, enlightening and often hilarious…

7 ways to make the first move when strengthening your network

March 23, 2016 by Jenny Delasalle

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…

The Loch Ness monster, the tooth fairy and work-life balance: Myths we need to get over!

January 14, 2016 by Guest Blogger

Our guest blogger, Amanda Ullman is a paediatric nurse, ICU nurse and researcher, as well as a mum and PhD student. In this post she shares tips for integrating work and life…

Let them in: video opens the doors of communication.

August 12, 2015 by Bernie Divall

Recently, I was invited to give a presentation at a midwifery event in London.  There were about 700 midwives in the room, which was terrifying in itself.  But far more…

4 Things to Help Novice Users of Virtual Meeting Tools: Making Skype Meetings Run Smoothly

April 17, 2015 by Cornelia Oefelein

Here is a story of some of my experiences, and recommendations for researchers who might want to use Skype for meetings across multiple locations. (Skype is just one of the…

Conferences at their best! Tips from our Social Sciences Correspondent

February 27, 2015 by Bernie Divall

I’ll say it at the outset: I LOVE conferences!  This might be because I’m inherently nosy, so I’m always fascinated to learn about what other researchers in my field have…

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