In this busy period leading up to Christmas it seems like a good time to think about how to make sure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance towards the end of a busy term and leading into the holiday period. It’s always a challenge but here are some key issues:
Archive for November, 2009
Work-life balance
Monday, November 30th, 2009Teaching and research: how to juggle both!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009This is the constant question for scholars, especially in teaching-heavy institutions: how do I make time for both teaching and research? Unfortunately maintaining that balance seems to be more difficult than ever.
Research during term time: is it possible?
Monday, November 16th, 2009We have just had our ‘reading week’ here at MMU which means that all the History students had an informal half-term break in which they don’t have to prepare for class and instead can devote themselves to their assessed essays amongst other things. But what should lecturers be doing during this time?
Good practice in marking
Monday, November 9th, 2009The middle of the Autumn term is upon us and essays are starting to flood in for many academics in the Humanities and possibly the Social Sciences as well. For some scholars who have just started at a new university or PhD students teaching for the first time this can be a daunting moment. Here are some tips on how to develop your best practice in marking.
What interview panels are looking for
Monday, November 2nd, 2009This week’s Chronicle blog ‘On Hiring’ has an interesting entry by David Evans discussing what interview panels are looking for when they call candidates to come to the university for interview. I have not had the chance of being on a formal interview panel yet, although that’s something I am working on, so I thought Evans’s advice would be helpful for all of us!
