Self-care is critical right now. Three years after a change management experience in which I felt like a shunted carriage in Thomas the Tank Engine, I am once again at the mercy of a university restructure. This time I have managerial responsibility for others who are facing redundancy. Supporting them is a good distraction from … Continue reading This is self care
Author: AgnesBosanquet
A month of tweets
In September, I tweeted every weekday (plus a weekend recap on Mondays). Inspired by Tseen Khoo (half of the Research Whisperer) I joined The Leveraged PhD social media challenge. Thanks to Melanie Bruce for fun and thought-provoking prompts. Here are some of my posts over the month: Day 3 #TheLeveragedPhD challenge #WhyILoveMyJob My colleagues, those … Continue reading A month of tweets
Writing in company at home
A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a writing retreat at home with former colleagues and current co-authors Lilia Mantai and Vanessa Fredericks. We are finalising a journal article on time pressures for PhD candidates and early career academics. The retreat immersed us in writing away from the interruptions of the office. Planning and writing … Continue reading Writing in company at home
Radical self care
It has been quiet on the blog front. During a busy time at work and in life, not posting has been an act of self-preservation and radical self care: Here are two extracts from Mindfulness in the Academy that explain what I mean (with thanks to the editors for sharing their work with me). From … Continue reading Radical self care
Look up
Walking up to school this morning, my son said 'I love the sky'. You can see why: It's the beginning of spring on this side of the world, and Sydney celebrates with days in the mid 20s. Members of the Cloud Appreciation Society would have found little joy this morning. After a week of rain, … Continue reading Look up
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Once again, Karina Luzia (aka @acahacker) puts in a tweet something that takes me a few more words. Acahacking the #thirdspace (Ref: Ramsden, 1998 ’Learning to lead in higher education’) #highered pic.twitter.com/ZIqlxtytPK — Karina Luzia (@acahacker) August 7, 2019 As careers progress, many academics find themselves in the middle. I've mentioned Winter's work Academic manager … Continue reading You are here
