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Eight tips to sail through your science or engineering PhD
One-third of people who start a PhD don’t finish within 10 years. Don’t be one of them.
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Preparing for flexible career paths in academia and beyond
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Public engagement: duty or detriment?
Should speaking on topics of public concern be part and parcel of academic life?
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Documenting your work for promotion and tenure
Setting up a filing system now is a gift to your future self.
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How faculty can use Generative AI in their teaching
The time to experiment is now and you have the skills to try.
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10 tips to help foster critical thinking and original writing
Students need to be taught to embrace the messy yet rewarding process of writing, without relying on AI technologies.
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Searching for references: how to ask for a letter of recommendation
Finding the right narrators to help tell your story.
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How working with a librarian can transform your teaching practice
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Thriving in retirement: a holistic approach
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How to integrate storytelling into your next research grant application
By humanizing your data, your grant will be more memorable and compelling.
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Myth busting: What exactly is a postdoc?
Often confused as either students or faculty, this ‘in between’ position is vital to the academic ecosystem.
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We all need to support international students’ career goals
The IRCC regulations aren’t the only big shift in the international student space.
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I have 7 book projects in the works, here’s how
Each commitment helps me use my editing, research and writing skills in complementary ways.
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How being intentional with your language can shift your thinking
Sometimes it isn’t just that certain terms offend people, it’s that the use of this language also implies a particular way of thinking.
