What is Academia’s Role in a ‘Post-Literate Society’?

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses James Marriott's "The dawn of the post-literate society" and its implications for the work of academic researchers.

AI, Attention, and Academia

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses generative artificial intelligence, 'cognitive offboarding', and the implications of this on academic publishing and thinking at large...

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Precarity in Scottish HEIs, Continued…

October 2, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma unpacks the ongoing 'financial crisis' at the University of Edinburgh. Featured image courtesy of BBC News.

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Back to Basics: Demystifying Publications

September 25, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma unpacks everything you need to know about academic publishing...

On Side Projects: How Much is Too Much? And Other Questions to Consider

September 18, 2025September 17, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma talks about side projects: When should I take them on, and when should I leave them be?....

A Letter to My First Year Self: Part 2

September 4, 2025Leave a comment

This week, a group of 3 doctoral and early career researchers share what they wish they would have known going into the first year of their PhD...

Back to Basics: Conferences, Presentations, Networking – Oh My!

August 21, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma prepares for her very first conference as a PhD Researcher, reflecting back on mistakes from her first conference experience prior to the PhD...

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Precarity in Scottish HEIs

July 3, 2025Leave a comment

This week, guest blogger Taylor Jeoffroy sheds some light on the current Scottish HEI funding crisis, sharing her personal experience as a PhD student at the University of Dundee and reflecting on the ways in which precarity in the sector affects postgraduate researchers directly (Featured image courtesy of The Courier)...

Being an International Researcher is Hard, But Did It Just Get Harder?

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025Leave a comment

This week, resident blogger Emma shares her experiences as an international student whilst unpacking the new government's immigration plans, questioning particular restrictions for students, and musing on how this might impact international PhD researchers in the future...

Debunking the Progression: Here’s Why it Really Matters

June 5, 2025Leave a comment

End-of-year progressions, annual reviews, and 'updates' hang over the heads of many researchers this month. This week, Resident Blogger Emma shares her insights on the Annual Progression and why you should take it seriously...