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Cathy G
- Feb 19, 2021
- 6 min
How to ask your supervisor or PI for a reference
It is clear from recent conversations that there is some apprehension around referees and references, especially for those who are...
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Cathy G
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Do I have to continue researching during the Corona virus lockdown?
If you have become ill for any reason (sorry to hear that), you should follow your funding body’s Terms and Conditions. UKRI is accepting “
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Cathy G
- Mar 26, 2020
- 6 min
Covid-19 - Need to change your plans for research interviews
As a research student it is probably clear by now that you are expected to keep working if possible, from home. Universities and HEIs in...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Nov 3, 2017
- 1 min
Planning tips 10. Be aware of how you are planning and organising
So what things are working for you? Not working for you? Clearly I am an advocate for planning tools, using them and reviewing and...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Oct 13, 2017
- 5 min
PhD Crisis 2 – Prevention is better than cure.
Are you just starting a doctorate, or a long-term project? Three or four years is a long time in anyone’s life, and a PhD is a difficult...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Oct 2, 2017
- 1 min
Planning tips 9. Review your planning
It’s the start of term in the UK and whilst there is a buzz of excitement around campus, there is also a sharp edge to that excitement;...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Sep 1, 2017
- 3 min
Planning tips 8. Clear your inbox
I discovered the value of clearing my inbox a few years ago after a bereavement. I returned to work and sat at my desk feeling totally...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Aug 1, 2017
- 1 min
Planning tips 7. Make mind maps
Continuing this series about planning, I’m trying decide if I need to explain what mind-maps are, or just need to convince you about...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Jul 3, 2017
- 2 min
Planning tips 6. Make lists! (or What do Oscar Wilde and General Franco have in common?)
Lists are a great short term management tool. They seem to belong to the old advice, never put off until tomorrow what can be done today....
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@Arc52Cathy
- Jun 1, 2017
- 1 min
Planning tips 5. Use the phone, not email. Log your calls
As I said back in January, this one is simple. The more complicated the matter the easier it will be to deal with by talking rather than...
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@Arc52Cathy
- May 12, 2017
- 5 min
Do you wish you were better at remembering people’s names?
Our names are important. They represent who we are. I’m told that I am good at remembering names. And I am. But I wasn’t always. Too...
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@Arc52Cathy
- May 2, 2017
- 3 min
Planning tips 4: Create an index for your note-book
"Call that a top tip!? What's the point in that? I'll just flick through 'til I find what I want. I don't need a note-book anyway; I've...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Apr 28, 2017
- 2 min
Planning tips 3. Plan on a Friday
Here’s another piece of advice that I received as a novice researcher, from Dr Karen Carpenter: Plan on a Friday, not a Monday. My...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Mar 1, 2017
- 2 min
Planning tips 2. Make time for your planning
Some years ago I was joined in my department by a colleague who was setting up a new programme. It was quite a large job and she had lots...
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Cathy@Arc52
- Feb 1, 2017
- 4 min
Planning tips 1: Plan - Get some tools and use them
Have you broken your New Year’s Resolution about being more organised? Don’t beat yourself up. Becoming more organised takes a bit of...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Jan 1, 2017
- 5 min
Top tips - Planning and organising; or How to keep your New Year's resolution
Are you thinking of getting more organised in the year ahead? The good news is that you're not alone. Becoming more organised is the...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Nov 1, 2016
- 2 min
A PhD Crisis “If I’m supposed to learn more during a PhD, why does it feel like I know less?”
Some years ago I met two PhD students who’d recently very successfully completed Masters degrees and had been selected to go on to do a...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Oct 2, 2016
- 2 min
The hazards of working at a University as a new academic year dawns
My bicycle journey to work at the University, dodging students as they leap about in excitement is a challenge. They slow down as they...
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@Arc52Cathy
- Jun 18, 2015
- 2 min
I know how to make a poster. Don't I?
Judging at yesterday's Research Showcase at the University of Nottingham @UoNgradschool was a real privilege. Interesting and engaging...
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