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Category Archives: academic life
Blogging and ‘Fair Use’
Update: The awesome power of the blogosphere has got Shelley an apology (see also this comment for some welcome clarification on her usage rights). Whilst this is great news, I think that the murky issues of where blogs stand with … Continue reading
When reviewers go bad
Is there a way to neuter anonymous hatchet-job reviews?
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Real peer review
In theory, peer review is the sacred core of the self-correcting machinery of science. But what’s it like in practice?
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Tales from junior academic land
Head over to the the third edition of What’s Up, Postdoc? for more musings from us poor and downtrodden postdocs and PhDs. You could also go and read my latest column at Naturejobs while you’re at it – it will … Continue reading
Do blogging and CVs mix?
My latest Naturejobs postdoc column is now available. In it I discuss some of my motivation for moving to South Africa – so you could argue that regular readers have got the widescreen technicolour version already, although the emphasis is … Continue reading
Nice plan for content warnings on Mastodon and the Fediverse. Now you need a Mastodon/Fediverse button on this blog.