Monthly Archives: March 2009

Conferencing tales!

Phew, I just got back from the US and so am writing this entry somewhat jetlagged. I realise how fortunate I am to have a job in which I am able to travel and see exciting cities such as Seattle. … Read More »

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End of term beckons!

For those people who don’t work in academia, this time of year is probably no more or less significant than any other time, but for us lecturers it’s the end of another long, hard term. For some reason that I … Read More »

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Lack of job security: PhD students reject academia

This week I wanted to write about a worrying phenomenon that is affecting the academic job market at the moment. PhD students coming up to the submission of their thesis are deciding to move out of the academic world and … Read More »

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Writing a book while teaching: is it possible?

In order to improve your job prospects one of the vital things is to publish publish publish. This is true in academic life in all fields all across the world. But is it possible to do this if you have … Read More »

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Oral presentations: teaching and learning skills

In a couple of my courses I am coming up to the time in the academic year where students have to do oral presentations as part of their assessment routine.  It means that my schedule looks very different  as I … Read More »

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