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Terrible guides

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How to do distance learning: a terrible guide no one should follow

It’s a brave new world. Universities, once busy centres of social interaction, intelligent discourse and complex drinking games, have become ghost towns which echo with only the sound of remote learning servers.

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 years16 September 2020 ago
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Passing a heath and safety inspection: a terrible guide no one should follow

Health and safety (H&S) inspections are a fun annual tradition in research that we all immensely look forward to in much the same way as I look forward to having my foot stepped on or falling on some sharp wood. A H&S inspection has two aims. The first aim is Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 years26 February 2020 ago
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Preparing your reference section: a terrible guide

As an academic or researcher you are the top of a pyramid of human knowledge stretching back thousands of years. Your knowledge is the result of a litany of people before you building one small piece of the very large puzzle that you are now solving. Now, whether you are Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 4 years20 February 2019 ago
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How to write a document: a terrible guide no one should follow

Something I’ve done a lot of over the years is editing and proof-reading documents. My documents, other people’s documents, long ones, short ones, scientific ones… you name it! I LOVE editing. Give me a typo to spot in a long paragraph and it’s like a puzzle – I can’t rest Read more…

By Michelle Reeve, 6 years ago
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How to be an undergrad – a terrible guide no one should follow

Becoming an academic is obviously the pinnacle achievement anyone can attain. It’s the job that all kids dream of and is looked up to by almost all layers of society with dignity and respect. When leaving school many youngsters all dream of one day joining this beloved profession. Now there Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 years5 July 2017 ago
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How to get the most out of your seminars: a terrible guide no one should follow

Seminars are a critical part of the academic learning experience. Academic teaching essentially takes three forms: lectures, seminars, and one to one project supervision. Lectures are the dry boring things that students sleep through and surviving/getting something out of them is worth an entire guide in itself. One to one Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 years10 May 2017 ago
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