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Category Archives: Conferences
Academic Conferences: Small versus Big
By Shola Adenekan Academic conferences are as much about learning a new culture as they are about presenting your research ideas and networking for prospective career openings. As a PhD candidate going to academic conferences in the United States for … Read More
Tagged: Academic conference, jobs, postdoc
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Presentation skills
As regular readers of this blog know, I have been attending several conferences over the past few weeks. This has given me an intensive insight into how to give a good presentation, whether it’s at a conference or at an … Read More
Conferences: how to choose between them
This time of year many scholars are packing their bags and heading off for conferences around the world. It is an exciting time giving the chance to present research and meet old friends and make new ones. However, there are … Read More
Tagged: conference attendance
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Conference papers and presenting a good one
I recently attended an excellent conference full of interesting papers with fascinating informal chats with colleagues that provided a lot of food for thought for my own work. However, one thing became blatantly obvious during the course of the day: … Read More
Poor attendance: academics and students!
I had a rather disconcerting experience towards the end of last week. I was running a seminar on my history of slavery course to which I expected eight attendees, and I got none! Not only was this a waste of … Read More
Conference time!
I have just returned from my one and only summer conference this year having spent a very enjoyable three days in Cambridge. Academic conferences are considered by those outside the profession to be somewhat of an indulgence: a chance to … Read More
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
