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The Grateful Academic

Nov 2, 20223 min read

The 5 minute rule

Your time is your most precious commodity. In this blog I reflect on how busyness can stop you from being effective, and how 5 minute tasks

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Polly Tisdall

Oct 17, 20227 min read

Guest Blog: Daring to Connect by Polly Tisdall

Polly is an actor and theatre director specialising in storytelling workshops for academics, and writes about the importance of connection.

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Guest Blog: Fighting imposter syndrome with a feeling of belonging by Becky Selwyn

Dr Becky Selwyn

Jun 7, 20225 min read

Guest Blog: Fighting imposter syndrome with a feeling of belonging by Becky Selwyn

Dr Becky Selwyn is an award winning senior lecturer in Engineering who writes about the challenging phenomenon of Imposter Syndrome.

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Kate Tapper

Apr 8, 20223 min read

Guest Blog: Can academics be kind and successful? by Kate Tapper

Sharing the Grateful Academic's second blog on kindness, I welcome the wonderful Kate Tapper, founder of Bud Development to the site.

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Students as Educators: supporting students to become teachers and co-creators

The Grateful Academic

Feb 6, 20224 min read

Students as Educators: supporting students to become teachers and co-creators

co-create / kō-krē-ˈāt / verb to make or produce something by working with one or more others

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Guest Blog: Gratefully Giving Forward by Sally Brown

Prof Sally Brown

Jan 13, 20227 min read

Guest Blog: Gratefully Giving Forward by Sally Brown

In this blog, Sally Brown writes about what grateful late-stage or retired academics can do to support the next generation of academics.

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'Practising Jumping': 5 tips for building confidence and supporting learning

The Grateful Academic

Nov 25, 20213 min read

'Practising Jumping': 5 tips for building confidence and supporting learning

support / səˈpɔːt / verb to give encouragement to someone because you want them to succeed

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