This blog comes to you from the interdisciplinary Researcher Development team at the University of Sheffield who lead the Think Ahead…
Smashing plates and treading water
This weekend, we had glorious weather for the first time in what feels like a decade. After the wettest 18 month period for England since records began in 1836, the sunshine caught me off guard…
Overcoming Hurdles and Barriers of Non-native English Speaking Researchers
With 90% of the global population being non-native English speakers, it is important to recognize their contributions to the research field for diversity and inclusion. Unfortunately, many of them give up on their research careers early on due to this language barrier.
EDI: if at first, you don’t succeed…
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a conference in person. In person. The novelty was…
Taking the time to say thank you
This September, we marked Postdoc Appreciation Week by relaunching our ‘Nominate an Outstanding Postdoc’ initiative. I’d like to take this…
What’s luck got to do with it?: Reframing your career options
Pause for a moment and ask yourself the following question: ‘Am I a lucky or unlucky person?’ There have, believe…
Meet the new team member! Plus: you have every right to be here
Hello, I’m new here! My name is Amy Shaw, I’ve just started as an Academic Developer in the Researcher Development team here at Sheffield. Firstly, this blog is full of *so much* good stuff, I urge you all to look through the back-catalogue because there’s gold in them there archives, I tell ya. Secondly, the fact there is so much good stuff here did mean that I broke into a cold sweat when it was my turn to bring wisdom to the table. However, that moment of feeling intimidated was, in itself, worthy of writing about.
🎶 ‘Summertime, and the living is easy …’ 🎵
Ahh, summer, the best time of year. Conferences, ice-cream, wasps, hikes, picnics and other outdoor pleasures, music festivals, Wimbledon, drizzle,…
Researcher Led 6. SMI PGR away day, Tamsin Boswell
The Think Ahead Team offered researchers from the University of Sheffield the opportunity to apply for funding to organise and…
The Insider’s Guide to Thesis Submission
By Beth Ritchie, PGR in the Department of Chemistry Writing your thesis can be a daunting task. Looking at the…
Conjuring up time for career development
You don’t need me to tell you that early career researchers are time-poor, or that their weighty workload is a…