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Writing Successful Grant Proposals
An essential skill for any successful academic career is writing grant proposals to secure funding for your research. Securing grants is a competitive process so you need your proposals to be able to stand out from other aspiring and successful academic researchers.
CV Advice
Is Your CV Too Long? 6 Effective Fixes
Even if your CV is full of qualifications, important skills and enviable job experience, it’s important to keep it brief. CVs should stick to a maximum of two A4 pages...
How to Add Achievements to your CV
Academic jobs are incredibly specialist and in high demand. Job seekers and recent PhD graduates can dramatically improve their current CV and credentials by shining a big, bright light on their major achievements.
Interview Tips
How to Prepare for Skype and Video Interviews
Video interviews are used by an increasing number of employers to sift through candidates for internships, graduate schemes and...>
Giving a Sample Lecture at Interview
So you have been called for a interview for your dream job teaching at your perfect university. You’re nearly...>
Career Development
Writing Successful Grant Proposals
An essential skill for any successful academic career is writing grant proposals to secure funding for your research. Securing grants is a competitive process so you need your proposals to be able to stand out from other aspiring and successful academic researchers.
Encouraging Participation in Work Experience
Students should be encouraged to participate in work experience throughout their university life. Not all students can manage an internship in the summer months. A range of opportunities is essential...
Resources
How to Apply for an Academic Job
An essential guide covering interpreting job adverts, tailoring applications and interview tips This ebook will help you to become more attractive to employers when applying for an academic job.
Professor in Criminology and Public Policy
Professor Peter Squires works in the Faculty of Health and Social Science at the University of Brighton where he heads a team undertaking influential research into various aspects of criminology, including gun crime.
Studentship Advice
Embarking on your PhD Journey – Top Tips
When I embarked on my PhD journey I was certainly unaware of what was ahead: the precision of academic writing; the solitary process; the importance of the supervision team...
PhD Graduate Employment Directions
Being a PhD graduate can certainly broaden your employment prospects but undertaking one is a huge commitment with big investments in terms of time, effort and money required.
Country Profiles
China Country Profile
At just under 10 million square kilometres, China is the second-biggest country in the world by land area. In the times of the ancient dynasties, China was a leader in culture and science...
Germany Country Profile
Consisting of 16 states governed as a federal democracy, Germany sits at the centre of Europe and its influence on the region is keenly felt both economically and politically...