…is ‘Elevator Pitch‘. Typically used in business, an ‘elevator pitch’ is a thirty-second summary of an idea. In word count, we’ve calculated that it’s approximately 145 words, which, quite handily, is also the length of a tweet. So, this month, your challenge is to submit a tweet-length synopsis of your PhD. If you accept this […]
March’s Theme…
… is ‘Research Milestones‘. This month we want to hear all about your research achievements – from meeting deadlines, to winning awards. What has been the highlight of your research so far? Have you given a paper you were particularly proud of? We want to know! As always, submissions should be 500 words, and the […]
February’s Theme…
This month the United States celebrates Black History Month. It also happens to be the month in which the 88th Academy Awards will take place. Given the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity at this year’s awards (with no black or minority actors nominated for awards in the acting categories), alongside the on-going tension fuelling […]
January’s Theme…
…is ‘New Year’s Research Resolution’. Can you believe it’s 2016 already? It only feels like it was 2015 a couple of days ago. So, what better time to get your resolutions together – throw away the chocolate, and grab a pen: it’s time to get serious. This month we want to know what research resolutions […]
December’s theme…
The Christmas holiday period is fast approaching, and for many of us studying or immersed in research this provides the welcome opportunity for some well-deserved rest! For some though this break in the academic year does not necessarily equal ‘time off’. How do we manage our research during this time away from timetabled study or […]
November’s Theme…
… ‘Thanksgiving‘! As America celebrates Thanksgiving this month we would like to hear how your research or study engages with the notion of Thanksgiving in America. Does your research explore America’s national narrative, identity or cultural memory? What does it mean to be ‘American’ (or not) during the Thanksgiving period? Whether from a historical, ideological, […]
Call for Applications: Fulbright Postgraduate and Scholar Awards 2016-17 for UK citizens
The US-UK Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2016-17 Postgraduate and Scholar Awards. Fulbright Awards provide generous grants for study, research and teaching in the United States. All-disciplines awards provide funding for individuals to pursue any academic subject at any US higher education institution. The Commission also offers a […]
October’s Theme…
…is, ‘Teaching Tips’. Are you new to teaching? Are you an experienced teacher? Do you have any pearls of wisdom to pass on to your peers? As it’s the beginning of the University year, it seems only fitting that we get your tips, including your dos and dont’s for teaching and tutoring University students. How […]
September’s Theme…
… is ‘productive summer…?‘ Now that summer is officially over (boo) and the University year has just begun (hurrah!) it seems fitting to have a look back on ye olde summer holiday and think, ‘just how productive have I been?’ Did you fulfill the plans you made at the beginning of the holidays, or did […]
Fulbright Awards for UK Citizens Now Open
Deadline 6 November Call for applications! The US-UK Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the opening of the 2016-17 Awards competition for UK Citizens. Fulbright offers a variety of awards for individuals to pursue study, research, and teaching in any academic subject at any US higher education institution, and this year they have the following […]