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Tag Archives: Research
RAE 2008
The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) to gauge the research standards of the UK’s higher education institution has been completed and made public. RAE is an evaluation that takes place every few years. It is carried out by peer review … Read More
Grant Applications
My university recently arranged a grant writing guidance session. The following were some of the lessons I came away with.
Tagged: Grant proposals, Research
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Applying for a Postdoc
Nathan Reading, an assistant professor in North Carolina State University has some useful advice about postdoc applications: He lists the following seven documents which might be required in an application:
Tagged: Postdoc, Research
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Knowing Everything About Nothing!
There is a very funny comic at phdcomics.com that shows that as one progresses from undergraduate studies to Phd, one changes from knowing a little about everything to knowing a lot about something. What you don’t want is to know … Read More
Tagged: PhD, Research
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How to Have a Bad Research Career
David Patterson has an amusing way of giving advice on research careers. He advises on ‘How to have a bad research career‘! Well, if one wants to avoid pitfalls it is always good to know what the pitfalls are. Among … Read More
Tagged: Careers, Research
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Credit Crunch
It appears that the credit crunch will have an impact on job application patterns and for PhDs looking for jobs. This is not particularly good news for final year PhD students who are starting to explore various job possibilities. Some … Read More
Tagged: academic, credit crunch, finance sector, fiscal crisis, Research
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Research Communities
With the rise of online communities and networking websites, it has become easier to link with people of similar interests. LinkedIn is particularly popular. I just came across some useful links for research communities which are not limited to a … Read More
Tagged: LinkedIn, Networking, Online Communities, Research
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