Academia can be hideous and cut-throat, but it can also be social and fun.
Tag: seminars
How to chair a paper or a conference panel
In the academic world, at some point you'll be asked to be the chair for a paper or a conference panel. You'll need to introduce the speaker or speakers; keep time; and run the question session at the end. Having had some 'interesting' experiences recently, and indeed over my career, I decided I should be putting… Continue reading How to chair a paper or a conference panel
Approaching the exit door
So, I'm entering the final stages of the official side of the process. My P45 has arrived (for non-UK readers, that's the form which ends an employment and states the tax paid in it, so that if you were moving to a new job they could see your tax status) and tomorrow I have my… Continue reading Approaching the exit door
The retiring academic 