How to start conversations without offending/excluding anyone: Top tips from 4 decades of Very Polite Conversations across 4 continents

Back in September, I did a thread on Twitter that a lot of people found helpful about how to start … More

My wildcard day

I’ve wanted to have the chance to regularly work from home for years, but it was never an option in … More

One of the things all researchers have to face is, occasionally, a difficult meeting. It might be a meeting with your … More

Usually I keep my to-do lists as handwritten scrawls, as marginalia, as a schedule in my calendar, or I remember … More

For nearly everyone doing a PhD–this is your first time. You’ve never done this before, and you’re learning the ropes … More

This is the third in this series of spreadsheet hacks that have saved my sanity and my health. The first … More

A couple of years ago, I had 4 jobs. I was teaching a Masters professional communication subject with 60 students; … More

Okay, this is the final post, I think, in this mini-series on how my very, very brief time in the … More

I was a Girl Guide once. Not for very long, but there were a few things I learned there that … More

I was a Girl Guide once. Not for very long, but there were a few things I learned there that … More