The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
We’re now close enough to Pathways: Career Options for Doctoral Researchers to give you advance info on the programme, panels and panellists. We’re always wary of doing this beforehand because things change daily. Therefore, they come with a health warning that you can never absolutely predict who will turn up on the day! So, here’s…
You’re always being told that networking is the key to exploring career options and strategies for getting into work, but where are you supposed to find the time and the contacts when you’re concentrating on your research? Well, each year, we try to make it easier for you. Instead of you having to find a…
Any researcher knows that research success involves more than just knocking out a thesis overnight and dazzling your examiners with your off-the-cuff insights at your viva. The groundwork starts on day 1 of your research degree. You know what I’m going to say about career success now, don’t you…? OK, cut to the chase –…
As postgrads, I know that you’re a pretty self-sufficient bunch. Point you in the right direction and you’re more than capable of getting to where you want to go. That’s why I’ve created eighteen new “How to …” self-help careers guides specifically targeted at postgraduates, now available on the Careers Service website*. They can…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
