Helping students prepare personal development plans
31 July 2008
Your enthusiasm could be key to engaging students in setting learning and career goals and identifying achievements they can build on.
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CAREER
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Ethical issues in research
14 July 2008
Avoid delays to your research project by providing your institution’s ethics committee with enough information to properly assess your undertaking
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Spending research grants wisely
26 June 2008
Getting the most from your research grant with the help of the procurement department
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Editing a book
19 June 2008
Volunteering to edit a collection of your peers' work will bring you hard graft, especially when it comes to rounding up tardy contributors, as well as satisfaction.
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Workplace bullying
12 June 2008
Intimidation and victimisation at work can destroy health, confidence and careers
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Working abroad
5 June 2008
If the idea of a foreign placement appeals, you may wish to investigate programmes that give you a taste of work abroad before you take the plunge
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Academic teamwork
29 May 2008
Ensuring successful collaboration with peers who may not be natural team players
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The external examiner’s role
15 May 2008
Research and communication help make the external examination process a satisfying experience for all
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Portfolio careers
10 April 2008
Why settle for a single career when you could have six? Take a look at your skills, plan ahead and diversify
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Integrating non-UK colleagues
03 April 2008
Sensitivity to cultural differences helps make working with colleagues from overseas an enriching experience.
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Adapting to age-discrimination regulations
27 March 2008
Universities must tread carefully in light of new age-discrimination regulations with regard to younger and mature students alike
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Peer observation
13 March 2008
A practice that involves developing and sharing teaching methods and styles that will benefit both the observer and the observed.
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Working with administrative staff
6 March 2008
Encouraging fellow academics to remember that administrative staff are colleagues worthy of support and respect
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Part-time work
28 February 2008
Be proactive in seeking full access to equipment, resources, training and information when working part-time
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Media skills
20 February 2008
Obtaining press coverage for your research and gaining a name as a media commentator requires preparation
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Research collaboration
14 February 2008
When seeking research partners, it is worth considering junior colleagues, peers with different skills or areas of expertise, and academics from the developing world
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Listening skills for supporting colleagues
7 February 2008
Stressed colleagues need your listening ear when facing life and workload challenges, but avoid the sympathy trap
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Editing a doctoral thesis
31 January 2008
The first draft is only the start of the writing-up process for a PhD thesis. Editing, revision and a careful look at presentation are key to producing good work.
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Research and industry funding
25 January 2008
Corporate sponsors expect a mutually beneficial relationship, and terms and expectations must be clarified in advance.
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Prize-winning performances
17 January 2008
If academic recognition in the form of prizes is important to you, you should aim to publishing in leading journals and networking as much as possible.
