#Academic

Jim McManus OCDS

jimmcmanusph

Great to have this enthusiastic support. I think that statement should really read “DsPH back in local councils are one of the really good things to come out of 2012

King Crocoduck

KingCrocoduck

Why are the social sciences so bad at predicting and explaining phenomena? I often hear three answers to this question, and none of them are satisfactory.First, there is the appeal

Raoul Manuel

iamRaoulManuel

IF ACADEMIC FREEZE IS THE ANSWER, WHAT IS THE QUESTION?[a thread]To students who are frustrated with gov't (in)action amid the education crisis:In our pandemic-stricken educational system, what is the primary

Trinity Research in Social Sciences

TRiSSTCD

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2019/20 TRiSS Academic and Postgraduate Research Awards. Details of the individual projects are linked in this thread Amongst those awarded TRiSS

Swati Parashar

swatipash

So much is being #published these days dat 1 must believe #publishing industry profits out of mediocre ideas. I have a huge backlog of reading new stuff, but when I

VCU School of Pharmacy

VCUPharmacy

VCU #InfectiousDiseases expert Amy Pakyz dreamed of being published in the journal CID. She told friends she could retire happy if that happened.She died early this year. Colleagues helped complete

Elijah Bender

professor_jedi

This is now my academic fantasy: Biden actually follows through on his pledge to make community college free. Enrollment spikes, spurring massive hiring to cover burgeoning classes. Because many PhDs

Lee Gatiss

LeeGatiss

I was a full-time PhD student at the University of Cambridge 2009-2012, completing and passing the doctorate in 2013 and graduating in 2014. During this time and afterwards I supervised

Jennifer Crane

jenny_crane

My other thought for the day is: are we happy with the term ECR? I'm thinking that it may undermine us. It is applied to scholars who have years and

Zara (on hiatus)

zaranosaur

I want to come back to this later but for a tl;dr starter for ten: if you’re a new student w circumstances that complicate yr ability to study (care work,

Andy Hom

TheRealistHom

Ever wondered why there's a Doomsday Clock, why Big Ben had to ‘bong for #Brexit ’, or Trump promised to make America great *again*, or why ‘this time is different’,

Kim Zoot Holmes

misszoot

My Dad was a good man in many raised. Single Dad to two kids, made tons of sacrifices to us. But he had some serious anger issues that OFTEN were

Evyn Christine

evynelevyn

Online teaching is hard, but pales in comparison to the academic job market. Best wishes this stressful season! Some advice from a recent grad: 1. Job materials are a particular

Dr. Justin Baumann

jbaumann3

Great point here and great data to back it up. It’s harder than ever to get an academic job. So, let’s train our ms and PhD students for jobs inside

Kongji Qin

kongji_qin

How do we push back reviewer's policing of the genre of academic writing? I started with one manuscript with a quote from a novel, and the quote beautifully captured the

Tertiary Ghana 📚🇬🇭

curtiex

UCC Reopening Date For 2020/2021 Academic YearA thread https://tertiaryghana.com/ucc-reopening-date/ The Directorate of Academic Affairs of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has announced UCC reopening date for UCC fresh students and c