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Researcher Development Framework and you!
At first glance the RDF can look a little overwhelming. If you look a little closer it actually contains a wealth of useful information to help you review your professional and personal development and set helpful goals for the future. CIPD Handout_4pp A5_Web Background The RDF was developed for Vitae …
The PhD Cycle
So, if the PhD is a process made up of initiating and ‘hopefully’ completing smaller tasks then it is reasonable to expect that this process will have an emotional impact depending on which stage you are at and the outcome of your current task. And this is perfectly normal. PhD …
Academic blogging and your research
Do you blog about your research? It seems to me that blogging as either a reflective or discursive tool can be very helpful. I know several academics who blog about their work and there seem to be a variety of benefits: It provides a space for you to get your …
Do you ever feel like a fraud?
One of the things that I hear from a lot of PhD students at the beginning of their PhD is that they feel like a fraud, they aren’t sure why they got accepted to the PhD and the don’t know what steps to take in order to make progress with their …
Procrastination and getting yourself un-stuck
The feeling of not wanting to do what you’re supposed to be doing can be an overwhelming thing and I can’t help but be struck by the irony of writing this post to help myself move past my current bout of procrastination. But do not fear, there are always things …
