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How to say No and beat the demons of overcommitment

Kate Tapper

Jun 18
4 min

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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Is Taking a Break Beneficial? Exploring the Pros and Cons

The Grateful Academic

May 9
4 min

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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Surviving the End of Term Chaos: 6 Top Tips for Academics

The Grateful Academic

Dec 6, 2023
4 min

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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Dr Vikki Burns

Dec 3, 2022
3 min

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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Students as Educators: supporting students to become teachers and co-creators

The Grateful Academic

Feb 6, 2022
4 min

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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Guest Blog: Gratefully Giving Forward by Sally Brown

Prof Sally Brown

Jan 13, 2022
7 min

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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'Practising Jumping': 5 tips for building confidence and supporting learning

The Grateful Academic

Nov 25, 2021
3 min

'Practising Jumping': 5 tips for building confidence and supporting learning

support / səˈpɔːt / verb to give encouragement to someone because you want them to succeed

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