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How To Improve Your Zoom Teaching Game
Teaching online is more like being on TV than being in a classroom. Think about the TV hosts that you love to watch. A good TV host has to watch themselves to improve their game - but they watch footage after they have shot it, not while they are talking to the camera.
CV Advice
How To Write A Good CV
It’s time to apply for a new job. You’ve recently graduated and are looking for your first job. You’re...>
What happens next?
What's next? Everything is in state of flux and uncertainty. Nothing’s what we’re used to. Our routines haven’t just been broken; they’ve been shattered into a thousand different pieces and no-one seems to know how to put them back together again… yet.
Interview Tips
How (and why) to audit your digital footprint
Once upon a time, you were 100% in control of what recruiting managers knew about you during a job...>
Gaining New Skills And Knowledge During Lockdown
Recruiters are still sifting through applications and CVs during the lockdown, so now is a really good time to...>
Career Development
How To Improve Your Zoom Teaching Game
Teaching online is more like being on TV than being in a classroom. Think about the TV hosts that you love to watch. A good TV host has to watch themselves to improve their game - but they watch footage after they have shot it, not while they are talking to the camera.
Writing Scientific Research Papers
Writing scientific papers for publication in academic journals is something you’re going to have to do during an academic...>
Resources
Interview with Chung Bang Yun, Qiushi Chair Professor
Throughout his career, Chung Bang Yun has held many additional roles alongside his core employment, such as serving as Editor-in-Chief for an international research journal and holding the presidential position for a number of academic societies.
CV Advice Webinar
Following a successful series of career advice webinars the team at jobs.ac.uk hosted a CV Advice webinar. Listen to...>
Studentship Advice
Writing Scientific Research Papers
Writing scientific papers for publication in academic journals is something you’re going to have to do during an academic...>
Abbie Jones, 3rd year PhD Student Vlog1.
Hello! I am Abbie, I am 33-year-old, and I am just starting my 3rd year of my PhD at the University of Bath, UK. As PhD programmes vary worldwide
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...