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Monthly Archives: October 2008
It's official, I'm no longer a probationer!
This week I have a minor victory to celebrate among all the news of economic doom and gloom, I am officially no longer in my probationary period. I had a long (nearly two-and-a-half-hours long) meeting with my head of department … Read More
A Day in the Life…
I thought it might be useful for those considering a career in academia but not actually involved in it yet to see what I do on an average working day. Then they can decide whether the working lifestyle appeals or … Read More
Interview advice…an alternative
It’s funny how being in a permanent job makes it easy to get out of the ‘jobseeking’ loop. Of course I keep myself abreast of developments in my field and also the latest careers advice because I also write career … Read More
Seminars and tutorials: getting students talking!
Last week was our first full teaching week at MMU and mostly involved sorting out registers and finding rooms to be double booked. Chaos reigns everywhere until the second week when, in theory, all such problems have been ironed out. … Read More
