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Administration calls. Should you answer?
The pros and cons of taking on admin roles in different stages of your career
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10 actions supervisors can take to create a healthy lab culture
Supervisors and trainees have a shared interest in carrying out high quality research – and need a conducive environment in order to do so.
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“Ici, on parle français”: Navigating graduate studies as an anglophone/allophone in a francophone environment
Four non-francophone graduate students reflect on their experiences studying at Université Laval.
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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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Why we’re radically wrong about how we equip ourselves for academic work
Exercise your core skills to clear the hurdles of a growing workload.
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How to write clear objectives for your research grant proposal
They are the bricks that you’re laying on the path towards your goal.
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How to tell your authentic teaching story
A cross-institutional, open-source series helps graduate students and postdoctoral fellows articulate their teaching experiences for various career pathways.
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We need to think inclusively when building virtual communities
How a university-based college effectively uses culturally appropriate apps to engage with international students.
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How to spatially optimize your living space while at grad school
Don’t let a small area hold you back – you can still have an efficient workspace.
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n-1: why academics need to remember death to live well
It offers a vital perspective for career and life decisions.
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How to create order out of chaos
The “Organized Academic” shares how to transform your academic life.
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Leveraging relationships and expertise to further your career development
Strategies and resources for grad students and postdocs to increase the relevance of word-of-mouth referrals and internet-based research.
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How to manage your supervisor
Four strategies to help graduate students get their needs to the top of a professor’s to-do list.
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Zombie-proof your writing: tips for making the conceptual concrete
Clarify your concepts by structuring your work around nominal peaks and concrete valleys.
