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Let’s Talk: Dr. Ritu Mahendru on Networking and Cultural Mobility
Ritu: I maintain an extensive professional network through writing, reading and research. I make prospective employers aware of my work and establish a continuing dialogue to contribute significantly towards health, social research and policy. This also helps me to find and select the kinds of projects I am keen to work on.
Let’s Talk: Meeting Dr. Ritu Mahendru
Let’s Talk resumes its interview series with higher education professionals, and is delighted to welcome Dr. Ritu Mahendru. Ritu has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Kent (2010) and authored the book: “Young People’s Perceptions of Gender, Risk and AIDS: A comparative analysis of India and the UK (2010).
First off, many congratulations on completing your doctorate in Sociology. Would you like to comment on your early career experiences now that you’ve got it under your belt? What are your career plans, and what do you think of the present job market in the UK and outside it? Read More
Tagged: activist, being human, Britain, career building, critical, diaspora, doctorate, gender, higher education professionals, humanities, India, international development, living in two countries, marginalization, migration, priyali ghosh, public health, publishing, research, research and teaching, ritu mahendru, sexual health, social sciences, sociology, south asian, South Asian Sexual Health Forum, voice
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Are You A Digital Researcher?
What do people find when they Google you — an attractive profile on LinkedIn or your own website or blog? Some photos you’d rather your mate hadn’t put Facebook? Or just some random comments hidden inside a PDF from three years ago? Do you think you don’t have time to develop digital research skills and profile yourself and your work on the web? Can you afford not to? Read More
Tagged: career building, digital, marketing, profile, research, researcher
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Creative Writing: blogging about it
I haven’t found all that many people blogging about their PhD experiences, probably because they’re way too busy researching to keep something else going (here I point to my own rather irregular publishing on this blog!). So I was pleased … Read More
Tagged: blogging, creative, literature, postgrad, writing
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NUS survey on financial support
The NUS have initiated a large research project which includes a national qualitative survey, a literature review and analysis of government spending, and qualitative research projects commissioned from the students’ union membership. Findings from this project will be used to develop … Read More
Tagged: finance, NUS, support
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Rejection and Re-motivation
I received my first rejection letter for my as-yet unfinished novel last week. A proud moment for any author! Advice to writers always stresses that you will receive many, many rejections and that you must learn to deal with them. … Read More
Tagged: creative, fiction, publishing, writing
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After your PhD: Making Good Publication Decisions
Publication – yes, but in what form and with whom? I was approached shortly after being awarded my doctorate by a company that wanted to publish my thesis. However, they did not have a peer review process.
How do you find the right publisher and the right audience for your work? Who will hold the copyright and for how long? How long will it take to appear in print?
