Kate Tapper
How to say No and beat the demons of overcommitment
Overwhelm is rife in academia, there is always way too much to do. The wonderful Kate Tapper is back helping us learn how to say no.
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The Grateful Academic
May 94 min read
Is Taking a Break Beneficial? Exploring the Pros and Cons
There has been a little break from the Grateful Academic recently, so I thought I would explore the pros and cons of taking a break.
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The Grateful Academic
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Beautiful Campuses: Summer
A short reflection on the delight in exploring summer garden spaces on campus
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The Grateful Academic
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Dialling up the positivity switch in our brains
Have you ever considered that how we think about something, might be able to change how it feels? This blog is about the power of positivity
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The Grateful Academic
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Surviving the End of Term Chaos: 6 Top Tips for Academics
For many of us working in academia the end of the term or semester is coming and whilst we may be starting to look ahead towards some well e
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The Grateful Academic
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Beautiful campuses: Spring #2023
It's Spring and it is beautiful! This post is simply about slowing down to enjoy the natural world on campus at spring time
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The Grateful Academic
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Hitting the refresh button
In this blog, I share ways of retaining the focus we regain after taking a break and why we should all regularly hit the refresh button.
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Dr Vikki Burns
Dec 3, 20223 min read
Guest Blog: Accepting where you are is the first step to getting where you want by Dr Vikki Burns
Dr Vikki Burns aka The PhD Life Coach, writes about self-acceptance and how we can learn to treat ourselves more compassionately.
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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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The Grateful Academic
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Beautiful Campuses: Summer
Seasonal look at the changing beauty of university campuses
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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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Fabienne Vailes
May 5, 20225 min read
Guest Blog: The importance of compassion and self-compassion in education by Fabienne Vailes
The latest guest blog at thegfratefulacademic.com is all about compassion, from the wonderful Fabienne Vailes.
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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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The Grateful Academic
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Beautiful Campuses: Spring
Beauty /ˈbjuːti/ noun
A combination of qualities that pleases the senses
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Inclusive Research Collective
Mar 21, 20225 min read
Guest Blog: Changing Research Culture by the Inclusive Research Collective
This month, I welcome the Inclusive Research Collective to thegratefulacademic.com. This collaborative team are challenging the status quo
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Dave Jarman
Feb 19, 20223 min read
Guest Blog: Cultivating entrepreneurial behaviour by Dave Jarman
In this blog I’m thrilled to welcome Dave Jarman. He writes his blog on the benefits of entrepreneurial behaviour for all academics
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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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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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The Grateful Academic
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Beautiful Campuses: Winter
Seasonal look at the changing beauty of university campuses
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