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Research staff blog 2010
Stress and Cancer
Christina Koenig found out she had breast cancer on a Friday afternoon. She was just 39 years old. The question of whether there is a lin
21 April 2010
Research proposals - time and timing
Applying for grants or fellowships is not only time-consuming, but also an obstruction to other aspects of your life and career because of the timing of the process. You've invested a lot in proposal, and it's not easy to get on with life while waiting for the outcome, since you're often faced with short-term career choices where the 'sensible' option seems to be to assume that you won't get the funding. The alternative is to put yourself in limbo for several months.
27 August 2010
Categories: Research, career, development, mobility
Why I wasn't made permanent
OK, I guess after 13 years in research I can afford to be a little cynical. But I think those who are thinking of embarking on an academic career through the research route need to be aware of a few home truths about the sector.
29 November 2010
Categories: Research, career, short term contracts, research staff
Suiting up.
31 December 2010
Categories: career, practical tips
Emotional reflexivity among doctoral researchers in the sciences
The importance of emotional reflexivity in the process of doctoral education in the sciences has been overlooked and yet it is important.
28 October 2010
Categories: Learning, Research, career, development, research staff, training, support, mentors, role models, Community
Age discrimination in funding bodies
What’s the most depressing thing about applying for grant funding? I learnt the answer to that one last year, in the hours I spent t
15 August 2010
Categories: Research, career, development, research staff, support
Recommended reading?
Last year I appealed for ideas for books to go on my Christmas wish list, inspired by your research interests. Thanks again for those suggestions! It’s widened my reading spectrum and I am very grateful for that. Did anyone else read any of the recommended books? Do people have any more suggestions?
16 December 2010
Categories: practical tips
Do recommendation letters prevent women's advancement?
An article that recently surfaced on the US website labspaces.net has worrying implications for the academic prospects of female researchers - and possibly for me too!
22 November 2010
Categories: Research, career, development, Community
9 ways this blog has been improved
27 August 2010
Categories: Community
Vitae Research Staff Conference 2010: Report on Workshop B1 - Case study examples from local RSAs and launch of RSA guide
This workshop consisted of talks by four speakers; Dr. Rob Hardwick who gave an Introduction to the UKRSA guide to Research Staff Associations, Dr. David Proctor who spoke about his extensive experience as co-chair of the College of Life Sciences Postdoc Association at the University of Dundee, Dr Jo Rees who told us about her experience with Postdocs of Cambridge and Sheila Thompson, a champion of Research Staff Associations at the University of Edinburgh, who explained how Universities can help Research Staff Associations. This was followed by a constructive discussion session focused on the experiences of the workshop members in setting up and running successful Research Staff Associations. A summary of the talks and discussion session is provided within.
10 November 2010
Categories: development, research staff, research staff organisation, role models, practical tips, UKRSA, Community
