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Capitalisation in journal articles
Do you know of any hard and fast rules about when it is appropriate to use capital letters and when not?
29 April 2012
Categories: practical tips
Subject associations
Are you a member of a subject association, and if so what do you value about it?
17 May 2012
Categories: Learning, Research, career, research staff
The Researcher and her car
Do you feel that being a researcher affects whether you are likely to own a car or know how to drive?
30 April 2012
Categories:
The academy as soul-destroying?
20 May 2012
Categories: Research, career, development, support
The bad boys and girls of academic writing
How careful are you about dotting your Is, checking your facts and references and how irritated are you with those who don't?
21 May 2012
Categories: role models
Transferable skills honed as a Mum
How can you present skills gained on maternity leave during your next interview?
16 May 2012
Categories: career, development, short term contracts, practical tips
New public engagement wiki
A new wiki seeks to collaboratively review the literature around public engagement with research.
20 May 2012
BBSRC public engagement training
If you are a BBSRC funded researcher or working on a BBSRC funded project, this training opportunity may be of interest.
19 May 2012
Categories: development, training
Academic writing
When should academic writing be taught and how so as to help potential grad students publish early?
30 March 2012
Categories: Learning, development
London based job in science communication
Some of the readers of this blog may be interested in this job opportunity...
11 May 2012
Categories: career
