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Changing Academic Life

Academic life is changing. Many of us are drowning in increasing work demands. Our ‘value’ is increasingly defined by competitive metrics. Academic career paths are often uncertain and precarious. Wha... Read more

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Jan Gulliksen on middle management, leading autists, and building values and trust… with drama

Jan Gulliksen on middle management, leading autists, and building values and trust… with drama

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2018/2018/8/8/jan-gulliksen for a time-stamped overview of the conversation... Read more

8 Aug 2018

1hr 14mins

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Anna Cox on family, work & strategies for making the changes we want

Anna Cox on family, work & strategies for making the changes we want

Anna Cox is a Reader and Deputy Director at the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC). Anna shares her early career experiences... Read more

6 Mar 2017

1hr 5mins

Ranked #3

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Jolanta Burke on burnout, harmonious passion, positive workplaces & helping others

Jolanta Burke on burnout, harmonious passion, positive workplaces & helping others

Jolanta Burke is a Positive Psychologist, who works as a Senior Lecturer and Associate Leader of the MAPPCP programme at... Read more

14 Nov 2017

1hr 5mins

Ranked #4

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Ali Black on doing academia differently...caring, connecting & becoming

Ali Black on doing academia differently...caring, connecting & becoming

Ali Black is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia. A... Read more

20 Mar 2017

1hr

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Chris Frauenberger on post-docs, parental leave & multiple dreams

Chris Frauenberger on post-docs, parental leave & multiple dreams

Chris Frauenberger is a post-doctoral researcher and principle investigator at Technical University Vienna. Chris shares... Read more

4 Apr 2017

1hr 15mins

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Kylie Ball on supporting early career researchers, virtual mentorship and wellbeing

Kylie Ball on supporting early career researchers, virtual mentorship and wellbeing

Kylie Ball is a Professor in the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health at Deakin University i... Read more

18 Apr 2018

1hr 7mins

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Jofish Kaye on industry research, having an impact, and values-driven decision making

Jofish Kaye on industry research, having an impact, and values-driven decision making

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2019/2/2/jofish-kaye for a time-stamped overview of the conversation and re... Read more

1 Feb 2019

1hr 7mins

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Lindsay Oades on academic wellbeing, connecting to strengths, meaning and purpose, and not taking the system too seriously

Lindsay Oades on academic wellbeing, connecting to strengths, meaning and purpose, and not taking the system too seriously

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2018/9/7/lindsay-oades for a time-stamped overview of the conversation and ... Read more

7 Sep 2018

1hr 14mins

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Evan Peck on making choices, accepting trade-offs, and liberal arts as a great middle way

Evan Peck on making choices, accepting trade-offs, and liberal arts as a great middle way

Evan Peck is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University in the US. Evan has a passion for teachin... Read more

9 Aug 2017

47mins

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Amy Ko on being reflectively self-aware, deliberately structured, & amazingly productive

Amy Ko on being reflectively self-aware, deliberately structured, & amazingly productive

For more information and related links see http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2017/6/18/amy-koThis podcast uses th... Read more

20 Jun 2017

50mins

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Rowena Murray on writing retreats, academic friendships and dealing with discrimination

Rowena Murray on writing retreats, academic friendships and dealing with discrimination

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/ 2018/7/11/rowena-murray for a time-stamped overview of the conversation an... Read more

11 Jul 2018

1hr 4mins

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Gloria Mark on service, multitasking, creativity and fun

Gloria Mark on service, multitasking, creativity and fun

Gloria Mark is a Professor in the Department of Informatics at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Scienc... Read more

6 Jun 2017

52mins

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Carman Neustaedter on research identity, work tracking surprises, and taking perspective

Carman Neustaedter on research identity, work tracking surprises, and taking perspective

Carman Neustaedter is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University... Read more

7 Mar 2018

59mins

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Katie Siek on dual careers & children, mentoring & lobbying, & dealing with illness

Katie Siek on dual careers & children, mentoring & lobbying, & dealing with illness

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/ 2018/12/8/katie-siek for a time-stamped overview of the conversation and r... Read more

11 Dec 2018

1hr 10mins

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Luigina Ciolfi on giving back, mentoring, and finding your own work-life strategies

Luigina Ciolfi on giving back, mentoring, and finding your own work-life strategies

Luigina Ciolfi is a full Professor of Human Centred Computing at C3RI – The Cultural, Communication and Computing Resear... Read more

16 Jan 2018

1hr 6mins

Ranked #16

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Kirsten Ellis on shifting goalposts, motivation, flying & being a working mum with a disabled child

Kirsten Ellis on shifting goalposts, motivation, flying & being a working mum with a disabled child

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/ 2018/6/18/kirsten-ellis for a time-stamped overview of the conversation an... Read more

19 Jun 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #17

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Moshe Vardi (Part 1) on social implications of technology & our responsibility as academics

Moshe Vardi (Part 1) on social implications of technology & our responsibility as academics

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2019/3/19/moshe-vardi-part1 for a time-stamped overview of the conversation... Read more

19 Mar 2019

54mins

Ranked #18

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Janet Read on charm bracelets, finish tape & the work to be a complete academic

Janet Read on charm bracelets, finish tape & the work to be a complete academic

Janet Read is a Professor in Child Computer Interaction at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK. Janet’s path ... Read more

18 May 2018

1hr 30mins

Ranked #19

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Jen Mankoff on managing an academic career with a disability & finding good ways forward

Jen Mankoff on managing an academic career with a disability & finding good ways forward

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2019/4/23/jen-mankoff for a time-stamped overview of the conversation and r... Read more

23 Apr 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #20

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Mike Twidale on agile research, leading from strengths, and story-telling

Mike Twidale on agile research, leading from strengths, and story-telling

See http://www.changingacademiclife.com/blog/2018/10/12/mike-twidale for a time-stamped overview of the conversation and... Read more

12 Oct 2018

1hr 5mins

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