Work and life balance during the PhD
Doing a PhD can be quite demanding, and at times, it can seem as if it absorbs all your time and energy. How can you achieve a work and life balance during the PhD? Here we collaborated with Phebe L….
Read MoreDoing a PhD can be quite demanding, and at times, it can seem as if it absorbs all your time and energy. How can you achieve a work and life balance during the PhD? Here we collaborated with Phebe L….
Read MoreHappy New Year and we hope you have all had a restful break. 2020 is a year we can all agree we can put behind, in the hope that 2021 brings more joy and light. As we step into the…
Read MoreIt’s that time of the year when we can look back and reflect on how 2020 has been for us. In this blog post, we share the highlights of our year and some honest reflections on how it’s been. A…
Read MoreIn this blog post we share our first and unique collaboration with McMaster University. We cover the context of the collaboration, the unique format and content that we delivered for them, and the impact it has achieved. We hope this…
Read MoreIn this blog, Josephine Haagen shares top six tips for making research accessible. Josephine is a recent Liberal Arts graduate from the University of Leeds, and she is passionate about research communication and working with data.
Read MoreIn this post we share five tips for effectively engaging with businesses, as revealed in a recent workshop with members of York Management School. Engaging with businesses is important to ensuring research has impact. It can lead to interesting projects that respond…
Read MoreIn this post, Claire discusses lessons learnt during her studies about how to improve communication between groups using inclusive science communication. Claire Förster recently finished her PhD at Swansea University. She used ethnographic methods to explore how emotions affect interactions…
Read MoreIn this blogpost, Julian Gosliga discusses the topic of presenting for audiences outside of academia. Julian is a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. In his current role and during his PhD, Julian…
Read MoreTo discuss the unique aspects of starting a postdoc in a pandemic, we’re collaborating with Dr Ben Purvis, from the University of Sheffield. Ben is an early career researcher in sustainability science, urban studies and modelling in the School of…
Read MoreTo discuss the benefits of virtual networking for researchers we’re collaborating with Mariam Abood from Scientistt. Mariam is a Masters student of Women’s Studies at the University of York and Content Manager for Scientistt.net. Scientistt is an exciting new platform…
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