Tag: academia
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UMIP Fellows – paid p-t roles for PhDs
Wouldn’t normally cut’n’paste an ad for an event – but this is too good an opportunity for our STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) PhDs to miss: UMIP Fellows Programme Launch – Information Day Wednesday March 20th 2:45pm – 4:30pm Core Technology Facility, Grafton St, Manchester Are you an early stage researcher or full time postgraduate […]
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Want to fund that conference or study trip?
So, you’ve got the chance to visit that library in Germany where they have your dream resources, or the conference in your discipline which is in the Maldives this year, or to do an internship in Switzerland – but there’s no funding available. What do you do? If it’s a conference, check with the organisers […]
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Socialising at conferences
You’ve been told that getting on in academia is all about contacts. You know that conferences are where lots of these “contacts” happen – but what if you’ve attended conferences and still come away without having made any useful connections? There’s a great new post on The Thesis Whisperer blog* giving practical tips on establishing […]
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An Academic Career – getting started
Lots of students have asked about slides for the talk I did on “Academic Careers – Getting Started”. As I included lots of embedded video and slide transitions, unfortunately I can’t put them on Slideshare, but the good news is that I just happen to have a very useful resource where most of the content […]
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How do postgrads find jobs?
Most postgrads are very internet-savvy, so when anyone asks me about finding jobs, the normal request is “which websites should I look at for jobs in X?”. They look a bit nonplussed when I start talking about using their contacts, developing their networks, making a list of who you know – isn’t that all just […]