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Category Archives: Career planning
Values and an academic career
I did a workshop recently with some PhD students from across Europe. We were talking about values and an academic career. I had come across a couple of articles on this that I thought may be interesting to share. Have … Continue reading
Resilience in career management
Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill I’ve been thinking about resilience lately. It’s cropped up in things I’ve been reading and in some conversations so I thought I’d share a few reflections. … Continue reading
Careers beyond academia – good resource
Many PhD students are interested in pursuing a career outside academia but aren’t sure about how to make this move or even of what sort of career options are available that may interest them. One good way to start exploring … Continue reading
Academic superheroes?
I’ve had a paper sitting on my desk for a while that I’ve been meaning to read. It’s an analysis of academic job adverts at Australian universities and asks the question ‘What do academic employers really want from the PhD … Continue reading
Academic women in Scotland
The RSE Young Academy of Scotland have focused attention on the career paths of women in academia. Their recent publication Academic Women Now: experiences of mid-career academic women in Scotland provides an insight into the varied and career trajectories of 30 successful … Continue reading
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Academic career journeys
The Careers Service and the Institute for Academic Development (IAD) have just launched a new resource to showcase the academic career journey from PhD student to group leader or head of institute. You’ll find it really useful to look at … Continue reading
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