Daily Archives: 9 June 2013

Fitting Interpersonal Skills into Academia

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Athene Donald

There is much talk in higher education about the importance of transferable skills. For a PhD student this means that you receive training in things beyond your own particular field of research. Typically this would include being required to consider … Continue reading →

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Iain Banks (1954-2013)

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Henry Gee

All things must pass, but some things pass too soon. Two months ago, Scottish author Iain Banks announced that he had terminal cancer and had at best a year to live. He is now dead, at 59. So passes a … Continue reading →

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