Imagine opening up your paper in progress after three weeks away and finding an extra 500 words, grammar edits, and half the bibliography done. No, it wasn't elves. It was your collaborators, moving the work forward even while you were busy elsewhere. If this sounds like a fantasy, that's because writing together well as academics… Continue reading Writing together: how to make it work
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Conference networking, or, surviving the terrors of the academic fire swamp
Let's face it: your average introverted academic would rather encounter the three terrors of the fire swamp than a conference networking event. And who can blame us? The awkwardness of small talk combined with the pressure of meeting the people who will review your publications, assess your grant proposals, and rank your job applications is… Continue reading Conference networking, or, surviving the terrors of the academic fire swamp