Career

An ECR Review of the year
Career
December 18, 2012

An ECR Review of the year

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How do you establish trust and authority in today’s scholarly digital environment?
Announcements
December 4, 2012

How do you establish trust and authority in today’s scholarly digital environment?

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Are You a Viking? University, Masculinity and the Language of Violence
Career
November 25, 2012

Are You a Viking? University, Masculinity and the Language of Violence

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How to Improve Your CV and Get a Great Job
Career
October 31, 2012

How to Improve Your CV and Get a Great Job

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I Have No Time to Think and Write

I Have No Time to Think and Write

The extent to which academics in different situations own their time appears to be closely associated with the distribution of privilege. In an academic world that is elitist one needs to acquire privileges in order to have time.

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How Much Autonomy Do You Have as a Post-Doc

How Much Autonomy Do You Have as a Post-Doc

Considering the relationship between researcher and institution – maybe the disclaimer isn’t enough.

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British Higher Education and the Language of Business

British Higher Education and the Language of Business

Money, markets, and higher education in the media.

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A Sociologist’s Adventures in Social Media Land

A Sociologist’s Adventures in Social Media Land

Like many academics, I was quite oblivious to the virtues of using digital social media for professional purposes for rather a long time. Then one day earlier this year the scales fell from my eyes.

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I’m academic male & I don’t care about female ECRs?!

I’m academic male & I don’t care about female ECRs?!

I expect many of you will be aware of the very amusing yet, at the same time, incredibly scary twitter account @academic male…

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“The author has asked not to be identified in case this further affects his career prospects.”

“The author has asked not to be identified in case this further affects his career prospects.”

Many PhD graduates are forced into the troubled world of unemployment while, at the same time, being denied a public voice. How is it that extremely narrow standards of professional legitimacy are used to judge young scholars who simply cannot meet them?

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What to Expect from Peer Review

What to Expect from Peer Review

A New Beginner’s Guide from Sense About Science

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Digital Social Science Vs Digital Humanities: Who does what & does it matter?

Digital Social Science Vs Digital Humanities: Who does what & does it matter?

In an era where Social Science is being asked to prove its relevance the development of a broad Digital research agenda could, in my opinion, should be the way forward.

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