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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.

Fabienne Vailes

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.

Dr Zoë Ayres

Guest Blog: Finding positivity in “negativity” by Dr Zoë J. Ayres

In this blog, Zoe talks about her advocacy work and how it is critical to acknowledge that things aren’t always ‘positive’ in academia

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