Category Archives: communication
Universities and Public Relations: How do universities innovate in PR?
This is a big ol’ post about public relations in higher education, based on today’s discussion over at The Guardian. I hereby give you advance warning that you may want to skip over this post if you’re not interested in … Continue reading
Filed under academia, communication, universities, University
How to identify your transferable skills (and why they’re so important)
A letter in the Telegraph reads: SIR – As a mathematician, I would like to share a numerical insight. I always remind colleagues on an interview panel that the only significant numbers on an academic certificate are those pertaining to … Continue reading
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How fonts help (and hinder) your writing
Your academic outfit is a big deal. Every element related to learning impacts upon you in some way: Time of day; Location; Lighting; Output method (pen & paper, laptop, etc.); Ambient sound; Music (or lack of); Disturbances; Company; And so … Continue reading
Filed under communication, lifeskills, productivity, writing
Clubs & Societies: Don’t Think ‘Employability’, Think ‘Achievements’
What do clubs and societies mean to you? After Stanley Lee’s guest post, I started thinking about the reasons for joining up to societies and how different people use what’s available to them. The key word that came to my … Continue reading
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Should lectures be banned?
I’ve just been listening to Donald Clark at the #altc2010 conference in Nottingham. His keynote speech argued that lectures are rubbish. Thought I’d share a hastily-written post in the aftermath. Clark asked why students are still lectured to. He suggested … Continue reading
Filed under academia, communication, Lectures, nottingham, technology
