Monthly Archives: September 2009

Advice on starting a new academic job

This time of year means a new beginning for many students but also the start of a new job for a lot of lecturers too. So with a mixture of trepidation and excitement they head off to their new universities … Read More »

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Writing lectures: countdown to term starts!

Mid-September is often a challenging time for lecturers as they have to adapt to their other way of working for half the year: i.e. being present at their universities a lot more, preparing for teaching and most of all preparing … Read More »

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Administration: it's just part of the job!

It struck me the other day how much of my summer I have spent on what I would call ‘admin’ tasks as opposed to actual research or teaching preparation. Doing secretarial-type jobs is not what most lecturers joined the profession … Read More »

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