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, 20171 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20175 min read
How to be 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, 20173 min read
Planning tips 4: Create an index for your note-book
You might think notebooks are old-fashioned, but this top-tip goes includes using note apps effectively too.
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@Arc52Cathy
Apr 28, 20172 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20174 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20162 min read
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, 20162 min read
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, 20152 min read
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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@Arc52Cathy
May 6, 20151 min read
Advice on giving presentations from a writer
There is a lot of advice out there, (including some from me) but when I read this quote recently in the Times Higher Education...
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@Arc52Cathy
May 5, 20153 min read
Do I need a business card?
I was facilitating a conference training event recently and was rather surprised by how few people had business cards, especially more...
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