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An academic version of New Year’s resolutions
Instead of setting big, broad unreachable goals at the start of the new year, try instilling some new regular habits into your life.
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How to navigate the ‘cruelty of supervisory care’
Despite their good intentions, some interactions with our supervisors can cause feelings of stress, guilt and anxiety.
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Practical strategies to end your courses on a high note
Nine active learning ideas to consider as you end the semester.
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Defeat overwhelming feelings with time boxing
This system allows you to compartmentalize in a way that most academics are not used to doing.
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Early-career researchers need to be the change they want to see
The status quo is not good enough, a new paper concludes.
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Picking the right graduate supervisor
Guiding questions to facilitate your quest for a collaborative student-supervisor relationship.
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Support international graduate students by reaching out early
Partnership was key to University of Toronto’s pre-arrival orientation to working as a teaching assistant.
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How to write an effective title for your next journal article
There’s no simple formula but research offers some strong options.
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Navigating the ‘hidden curriculum’ as a graduate student with disabilities
Community and mentorship are critical for supporting the success of graduate students with disabilities.
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Building an academic CV that does more for you
Whether you are certain you want to pursue non-academic employment, or are perhaps on the fence, there are great benefits to thinking about your academic CV as a record of all you do.
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What all academics should know about the growth mindset: your science-based superpower for success
Many practices in academia show and reinforce fixed mindsets in ourselves, our workplaces, and in our students.
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Immigration advising during the pandemic
‘We learned that we have the strategies and knowledge to solve problems.’
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Writing well is hard: how to write like the best writers in your discipline
My goal is to empower you to feel competent at making your own decisions about what is best for your work.
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In search of The Black Hole’s next voice(s)
We want to actively encourage a wider range of perspectives to represent early career researchers.
