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Post-PhD Diaries

  • A group of about 100 African penguins are released into the sea near Cape Town

    My first academic post: looking back at month one

    Going from the isolation of being a research student to becoming a staff member was a slight culture shock, says Sarah-Louise Quinnell

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    Finding my PhD motivation: how does a dancer inspire an academic?

    How do you maintain motivation throughout your PhD? And what about work/life balance? For Sarah Louise Quinnell, dancing turned out to be the answer

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    Don't doubt the value of blogging in academic publishing

    Responding to Leonard Cassuto's recent blog post about the value blogging in academic publishing, Sarah-Louise Quinnell explains why a presence on social media is taking her career to the next level

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    The post-doc diaries: observations from my first year

    From making friends with your research office to identifying your transferable skills, Sarah-Louise Quinnell reflects on the key lessons of her first year post-PhD

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    The post-doc diaries: what does academic life hold after graduation?

    Sarah-Louise Quinnell wonders how sector reforms and fees hikes will affect future cohorts of postgraduates and the research climate in the UK

  • Student in a university library

    The post-doc diaries: developing a publishing strategy

    Our regular blogger trying to break into academia is trying to decide which journals to publish in

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