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What's up doc? blog 2011
My dad and my doctorate
Or 9 reasons why a British doctorate may be perceived to be less valuable than a European one. Context is an academic father who didn't feel my British doctorate was as valuable as his Dutch one. Is there a psychological term for such father daughter competition along the lines of Electra or Oedipus?
16 August 2011
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Stanford University - Free courses - List - 2012
Stanford University free online courses - computing - and other courses. These courses include computing - and also many other subjects.
13 December 2011
Categories: Learning, development, training
Doing doctorates in Europe: the Eurodoc survey
Continuing my quest to get a feeling for the experience of doing doctorates in other countries, I read the report on the Eurodoc survey, which was launched a few months ago. Here are the nine findings that jumped out at me.
08 December 2011
10 things International PGRs can do during Christmas Break.
Like most countries that experience the 4 seasons and winters during the Christmas season, UK generally draws to a halt during Mid-Dec to early Jan. Does this however, impact the performance of research in labs as postgraduate researchers? and what DO international PGRs DO during this time?
17 December 2011
Categories: support, practical tips, Community
T'is the season for Christmas cards
Do you give Christmas cards to your colleagues? Do you get one from your boss? Does it matter?
17 December 2011
Categories: Community
When the cat is away the mice are at play
As the saying goes... Does this apply to some PIs being away and their groups becoming less focussed in their absence?
01 December 2011
Categories: Research, career, research staff, support, role models
Researchers in South Africa
Initial report from my visit to Cape Town to talk to postdocs, funders and policy makers about Vitae and the UKRSA
12 December 2011
Pantomime isn’t anything to do with research- oh yes it is.
A seasonal (if rather clumsy) attempt to draw some parallels between pantomimes and research... Merry Christmas all
24 December 2011
Spot The Imposter
Do you feel like an imposter?
14 April 2011
Categories: Learning, practical tips
9 insights into leadership from Professor Dame Sandra Dawson
Last week I went to an evening where the speaker was Sandra Dawson. As she has held board positions in numerous health organisations and financial services companies and writes on leadership and management of change I felt she fitted in rather well with the leadership theme we’ve started on here.
26 November 2011
Categories: mentors, role models, practical tips
