September 2007 - Posts

Virtual Research Week
18 September 07 09:42 AM
The PSA Research Careers Week (held 10-13 Sept) was a cornucopia of information for research students at any stage in their degree. From designing your thesis, to managing supervision and the mid-thesis doldrums, to examinations and what distinguishes Read More...
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Incarnate
12 September 07 04:54 PM
My thesis came to me last night in a dream. My thesis incarnate, I should specify, unlike other dreams about extra chapters in thesis related books or dreaming about the chapter I was writing. Somehow my thesis had taken on human form and was trying to Read More...
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Research and Research Careers
11 September 07 01:55 PM
Today - Tuesday - has been filled with information on developing a careers in research. The logical place to start is Robyn Owens' talk on 'Developing and Maintaining a Research Degree' which took an abstract and reflective approach to the topic. My summary Read More...
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International Research Experience: How To and Why
10 September 07 02:08 PM
Why? Gain other perspectives on your research Make a difference on a world scale Build your career, get exposure Get access to data/equipment/research expertise Collaboration can enhance productivity How To Post-docs: don't wait for them to be advertised, Read More...
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Life as an Academic
10 September 07 12:15 PM
Life as an Academic One of the main themes of this session was that 'life as an academic' is not a homogenous category. The experiences of an academic who teaches and researches will different to those who are primarily research orientated. Even as you Read More...
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Liveblogging Research Careers Week
10 September 07 09:11 AM
I'm currently sitting in the foyer of the Tattersall Lecture Theatre, waiting for the PSA Research Careers Week to begin. Friday was a little bit crazy with all the last-minute preparation, but here we are now ready to go. The first session - right now, Read More...
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Preparing to be Unprepared?
05 September 07 05:04 PM
At the moment I'm procrastinating over two workshops that I need to prepare. I hate preping workshops and will spend days trying to prep and simultaneously avoiding it. On the other hand, philosophically and practically, I like workshops as a mode of Read More...
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