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It’s a girl!
Just a quick note to let you know that Liz Dodson has given birth to a beautiful baby daughter on Wednesday evening. We knew from Li
27 August 2010
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UKRSA- what are we up to? PART I
This summer I am not keeping up with things at all. Time just seems to slip away. It is already just over a month ago that the second meeti
16 August 2010
Categories: research staff organisation, UKRSA, Community
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My name is ... and when I grow up I want to be ...
Do you remember freshers' week and the obvious "where are you from?", "which A-levels did you do?", "did you take a gap year?", "which coll
12 August 2010
Categories: research staff, Community
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Concentration of research funding: a cautionary tale
Some years ago, a research centre with which I had a close association went through a near catastrophic shake-up. The centre, a small but s
19 August 2010
Categories: Research, mobility, research staff
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UKRSA part II- Please help us with some research
In addition to representation described in my part I post, the UKRSA is conducting research into what impact local research staff associati
18 August 2010
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what do researchers do abroad?
I have over the last few months found out about two international studies on employment destinations in similar vein to Vitae’s W
09 August 2010
Categories: career, mobility, research staff
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Advancing in Academia
We have spoken on this blog before about the merit of going on Advancing in Academia courses. This course is designed to help members of re
18 August 2010
Categories: career, role models
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Age discrimination in funding bodies
What’s the most depressing thing about applying for grant funding? I learnt the answer to that one last year, in the hours I spent t
15 August 2010
Categories: Research, career, development, research staff, support
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Why summer sucks
I want to like the summertime, I really do. In my head it’s an ideal time. I don’t have children so I never take leave in sum
03 August 2010
Categories: Research, research staff
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9 things you may not know about fixed-term contracts
Fixed-term research contracts are hardly the most stable form of employment. However, it’s been my experience that many people take u
11 August 2010
Categories: short term contracts, research staff, support
