Graduates entering an ever-more-competitive job market are often unaware of the skills and values they offer employers. The challenge is greater with emerging job roles that require certifications and both multidisciplinary skills and specialist knowledge, even for entry-level positions. We seek to empower our graduates and maximise their career prospects. New research has enabled us […] … learn more→
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Starting the PhD? 25 things to consider
Are you just starting a PhD? Worried? Excited? Nervous? Fear not.:There’s lots of support and help available to you. Your institution is likely to provide an induction programme where you’ll find out about all the internal procedures and timelines you have to follow. But there’ll also be more. You’ll also get details of what training […] … learn more→
Learning Labor Law with Twitter: possible and advantageous
Social networks are an increasingly relevant source of information and even more so among young people. For this reason, we have promoted a project with the use of the network as a central axis, coordinated by Daniel Pérez del Prado and in which several professors of Labor Law at UC3M participate. There are many specialized scientific blogs, […] … learn more→
4 tips for choosing a good college – and getting accepted
With more than 2,800 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, finding the one that is right for you can feel overwhelming. The task can be particularly hard for high school students who are the first in their families to attend college – commonly referred to as first-generation students. In my experience as a professor and researcher focused on how […] … learn more→
University of Phoenix puts educational learning theories into practice
Everyone learns differently. Some learn better with a hands-on approach and learning by doing. Others can learn best by reading about processes and putting them to practice later on. Ultimately, understanding how to use different learning theories helps students and faculty communicate better with one another while increasing overall learning outcomes. Teaching is both an […] … learn more→
How to finish that big writing project (and get on with your life)
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to run my workshop called ‘How to finish that big writing project (and get on with your life)’. I’m guessing it’s a sign of pandemic fatigue: everyone close to the end of a PhD just wants it to be, well – over. I feel you. I’m not sure […] … learn more→
Beyond Oxbridge and Yale: popular stories bring universities to life — we need more of them in Australia
A new campus novel suggests the story of the university in Australia might be almost in vogue, if only as a backdrop for big questions about navigating human failings and representations of truth, and the topical issue of sexual consent. Diana Reid’s new campus novel, Love and Virtue, is set in Sydney. Reid is a graduate […] … learn more→
Ruthlessly realistic with annual plans
Ah, another new academic year. Time to make plans. Take stock. Write goals. Start filling up the diary. Given the disruption we’ve experienced over the last eighteen months, it’s really tempting to think that it’ll be possible to get back to something like our usual routine. This year there’ll finally be time to catch up […] … learn more→
How better funding can increase the number and diversity of doctoral students
When a doctoral program in education introduced a comprehensive funding package that covered tuition, it led to an increase in the number of applicants. The increase in the share of Black applicants and enrollees was particularly notable. That’s according to a new study published in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the American Educational Research Association. We […] … learn more→
Learning and service: how to train committed and fair citizens
Our Social Education students arrive at the first year and immediately go out to collaborate in the Polígono Sur, an area of social transformation in Seville. Part of their practical training is carried out at the Andalusia Infant and Primary School, giving support to children in interactive groups . It is a service-learning experience (SL) that implies, neither […] … learn more→
