Category Archives: academic life

Death to the outline slide

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Don’t tell me what you’re going to say – tell me why I should care.
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Categories: academic life

The responsibilities of the English-speaking co-author

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Should they be blamed for poorly written papers from non-English speaking lead authors?
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Categories: academic life, publication

Weird Circularity

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Chris Rowan

About 15 months ago my current boss visited South Africa to sample the Neoproterozoic and early Cambrian rocks near the Namibian border, and I ended spending a week or so out in the field helping with the drilling – at … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery

Scientific Unconferencing

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Chris Rowan

What if you added a bit of unconference dust to the scientific meeting?
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Categories: academic life, conferences

Blogging Transitions: academic blogging when people know who you are

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Chris Rowan

There are pitfalls – but is it still possible to stand up for change?
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Categories: academic life