May 2007 - Posts
Australia's QUT has been in the grip of a very public controversy recently which dovetails between issues of freedom of speech, academic ethics and the transparency of university processes. The controversy came to light and media attention on 11 April
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Alex Halavais, an assistant professor at Quinnipiac University , has written an interesting post called " Ask Alex: Getting a Communication Ph.D. " in which he looks at the pros and cons of getting a PhD in Communcations, and, equally importantly, the
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The ultimate in procrastination has hit MyResearchSpace as LOL CATS and the LOL CATS Buildr invades. All it takes is a cute photo and a semi-witty uber-geeky tagline and you're all set ... No lecture given by postgraduates need ever lack geek humour again!
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As anyone who has spent a substantial length of time around me knows, I'm a Coffee Addict. I MUST start the day with a super-strong cup, probably consume between 4 and 6 cups during the day, and am quite picky about the coffee itself (something to do
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The first post to MyResearchSpace was on 9 June, 2006, so with our first anniversary just on the horizon, those of us who set up MyRS are wondering, what do YOU, the emerging MyRS community, want MyRS to do for you? When it was first set up, some of the
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As part of Teaching Month (which, to be honest, is "Teaching 17 Days" but that just sounded naff on flyers and banners), the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is running a group blog in which a number of academics, professional staff and
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