Category Archives: academic life

Fire!

I walked into work today under a beautiful, cloudless, sky – until I looked in the direction of the UJ campus, where an ugly black cloud was accumulating in the direction of the building that houses the Geology department. It … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, bloggery

How long is a postdoc?

How long is a piece of string?
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Notables and linkables

Good news, everbody! It seems that the continuing growth of the geoblogosphere is starting to get noticed, with articles in both the AAPG Explorer and Geotimes, who together appear to have interviewed a good number of us. I’m quoted in … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, bloggery, geohazards, public science

Aetogate: the final round?

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology weighs in on accusations of intellectual thievery
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Categories: academic life, ranting

The business of research

There was an interesting article in Science last week, which argues that a successful career in research requires much the same skills as running a successful business. The author, Peter Fiske, argues that a number of business strategy ideas can … Continue reading

Categories: academic life