Working in academia with a disability: What is it really like?
The Diversity Network asked me for an interview to answer the question: what is it really like to be working in academia with a disability?
Doing fieldwork in the virtual space
In this post I share my contribution to the SAGE research methods online resources about doing fieldwork remotely.
Book: Embodied Inquiry: Research Methods
Accounting for the interdisciplinary nature of the field, this book has been written to be a concise primer into Embodied Inquiry for research students, scholars and practitioners alike.
Challenging unconscious bias
This post is a link to a recording from a presentation for AdvanceHE on the topic of how to challenge unconscious bias.
Ableismus in Academia: Trotz Fleiß kein Preis?
This post is a link to a recording from an event held via the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, where I was asked to discuss ableism in academia.
Liberating the Curriculum: Ableism in Academia
This is an extract from a guest interview on the Liberating the Curriculum website of UCL published in relation to my ableism in academia work. In this post, I reflect on my ableism work, how I came about to take a leading role in the activism around ableism in academia.
The research pipeline: managing the publications process
This post outlines how to maintain a research pipeline to plan and manage publications systematically and links to a word template.
Article: Using LEGO® to understand emotion work
This paper presents how LEGO® can be used in workshops to explore doctoral students’ emotions around the complex and solitary experience of a PhD research.
Presentation from MedSoc2017
This is my contribution to the BSA MedSoc2017 conference, which was held in September 2017 at the University of York.
What’s your message?
In this post I am asking "What's your message?". This is about teachers' behaviours and attitudes and how students perceive these.
Time management
A cyclical process of reading, writing and editing is only possible if you leave enough time. Time management is therefore one of the key skills to learn when entering University life. The easiest way to introduce effective time management is by preparing schedules.
Types of plagiarism
Irrespective of the types of plagiarism, ultimately plagiarism is a punishable offence. Therefore, it is a good idea to get fully acquainted with the different types of plagiarism in order to be able to effectively avoid difficult situations. You are best advised to err on the side of caution and therefore credit too many authors and originators rather than not crediting others enough. Plagiarism is not a trivial offence, but theft and will be treated as such, irrespective of whether or not you plagiarise intentionally or unintentionally.
Which kind of teacher are you?
The result of a wide-ranging study provides an insight into the kind of teacher you may be. According to the findings there are four major types of teachers: the idealist, the moderate, the practitioner and the rationalist.
Systematic reading to prepare a literature review
If you read a great range of articles you may find that you cannot remember who said what when and where. Therefore, a systematic approach to reading and taking notes is necessary. It may be helpful to apply the "CaMLISd" grid.
Writing a good academic essay
Consider some key elements when writing an academic essay: structure, language, use of sources.
Nomination for The Liebster Award 2018
This is a post to formally accept the nomination for the Liebster Award 2018.