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Fitting Interpersonal Skills into Academia

Posted on June 9, 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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The Advantages of Maturity

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Athene Donald

A final post on the Oxford meeting, before I go on holiday for the next week (no laptop, no emails and no posts).  This topic is provoked by some comments made to me by a mature PhD student attending the … Continue reading →

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