Unlock your potential in the competitive world of academia with 'How to be an Academic.' This essential survival guide is perfect for aspiring and established academics navigating the complex landscape of university life. Authored by Inger Mewburn, also known as The Thesis Whisperer, this book offers invaluable insights into overcoming the challenges of precarious employment, managing research strategies, and thriving in academic settings. From effective time management techniques to writing successful grant applications, Mewburn provides practical strategies to help you succeed in your academic career. You'll learn how to tackle thesis and article writing, maintain motivation, and deal with workplace sexism, all while figuring out the little details like what to wear for a keynote address. This manual emphasizes inclusivity and constructive strategies, ensuring that no matter your background or experience level, you find a support system within its pages. Embrace the journey of academic success and take control of your academic career with 'How to be an Academic.' Order today and join the community of empowered academics, with the added benefit of free shipping. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742235073
Year: 2017
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing


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Welcome to the world of university academics, where the Academic Hunger Games, fuelled by precarious employment conditions, is the new reality “ a perpetual jostle for short-term contracts and the occasional plum job. But Inger Mewburn is here to tell you that life needn't be so grim


A veteran of the university 'gig economy', Mewburn “ aka The Thesis Whisperer “ is perfectly placed to reflect on her experience and offer a wealth of practical strategies to survive and thrive. Here, she deftly navigates the world of the working academic, from thesis and article writing and keeping motivation alive, to time management, research strategies, new technologies, applying for promotion, sexism in the workplace, writing grant applications, and deciding what to wear to give a keynote address


Constructive, inclusive, hands-on, and gloves-off, How to be an Academic is a survival manual for aspiring and practising academics that will confirm that no matter what your experience in academia, you are not alone.