Category Archives: career

Coach’s corner

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I started writing this as part of a RBO Work Stuff post, but it got way too long so I’m making it into a stand-alone item. I’ll post the rest of the stuff tomorrow… probably… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m taking a great … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, education, personal | 4 Comments

Stranger danger at the conference buffet

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve spent the last couple of days at my institute’s annual conference, catching up on some very cool science and gorging myself on delicious food. Having spent eight of the last ten years at the same institute, working in three … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, science, silliness, Vancouver | 15 Comments

Retreat to the library

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(I’ve been back from Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks now, but for some reason I’d got it into my head that I had to write a “What I Did On My Vacation” post before I could write anything … Continue reading →

Posted in career, education, food glorious food, personal, silliness, Vancouver | 9 Comments

The timers they are a-changin’

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When my parents were visiting earlier this year, my Mum asked me why I don’t wear a watch any more. “I just use my iPhone”, I explained. “But don’t you miss having a watch?” “No. Strapping a device to your … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal, science, silliness, technology | 18 Comments

Useful resources for trainees

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As part of my new role as the go-to person for everything related to my department’s trainees, I’ve put together a list of resources that I thought some readers might also find useful or interesting. The list is posted at … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, education, grant wrangling, publishing, science | 4 Comments

What’s in a name?: towards the development of a novel analysis of grant titles

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about how I’m going to be responsible for helping all trainees in my new department identify, apply for, and manage their awards (comment on my post, you bastards please!). I’ve spent some time … Continue reading →

Posted in career, English language, fun with language, grant wrangling, science | 23 Comments

Ask The Blogosphere – how can we help trainees with their studentship & fellowship applications?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I mentioned in a recent post that part of my job is going to involve specialising in something that I’d previously listed as a long-term career goal. As you’ve probably already guessed from this post’s title, I’m now ready (with … Continue reading →

Posted in career, education, grant wrangling, science | 13 Comments

Progress!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just made a to-do list for next week that contains: more instances of “follow up with X about Y”; more entries that start with the words “organise”, “set up”, or “finalise”; many more acronyms (and initials instead of full … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, camping, career, silliness | 5 Comments

New job update

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, that was a crazy few weeks! If anyone out there is thinking of starting a new job while their parents are visiting them, my primary advice would be DON’T DO IT. They will treat your first day at work … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, drunkenness, family, food glorious food, personal, sport, whining | 24 Comments

Where in the world was Cath today?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

View from my hotel room last night / this morning: Answers on a postcard in the comments, please! By the way, if a colleague tells you that a PI is cursed when it comes to travel, do NOT book yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in career, travel, whining | 15 Comments