Category Archives: academia
Palgrave Communications Special Issue
I am so delighted to see my first single-authored, double-blind peer-reviewed article appear in the world! It is a special issue in Palgrave Communications on “The Future of Research Assessment” being commissioned by Professor James Wilsdon (Professor of Research Policy, Department of Politics … Continue reading
How do you find academic conferences to attend?
This is a duplication of a blogpost that I wrote for piirus.ac.uk Summer means conference season in academia. From casual graduate symposia popping up across campuses, to the vast annual international gatherings of scholars in one dedicated field, there will … Continue reading
Speaking Out: Academic Conferences and How to Find Them
University of Exeter Students’ Guild Teaching Awards 2015
Photo: Exeter Student’s Guild This year I was shortlisted for ‘Best Postgraduate Teacher’ at the University of Exeter Student’s Guild Teaching Awards. These Awards were the first of this kind to be established in the UK (2009) and remains the … Continue reading
How to Give up / Quit Facebook – how to live in social oblivion and still be happy.
Today I have made a decision that I am no longer going to consider myself as an active participant or user of Facebook. Ironically, perhaps, I feel the need to share this on the internet but hope that the thinking … Continue reading →