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Category: Research life

1 September 20263 August 2026 Jonathan O'Donnell

The death of life on campus

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25 August 202624 August 2026 Tseen Khoo

Leadership development programs – how can they be better? (Part 2)

4 August 20263 August 2026 Jonathan O'Donnell

Vale, Lorraine Bridger

30 July 202620 July 2026 Research Whisperer

The special nature of research projects

28 July 202620 July 2026 Research Whisperer

Managing your research project

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21 July 202620 July 2026 Research Whisperer

Academic (mis)uses of GenAI

12 May 20264 May 2026 Research Whisperer

Why I quit my academic job to study photography

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10 February 202630 January 2026 Research Whisperer

Academics’ uses of GenAI – what is appropriate … and what is not?

2 December 20251 June 2026 Research Whisperer

My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher

7 October 20256 October 2025 Research Whisperer

More than words on a page

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The Research Whisperer is dedicated to the topic of doing research in academia. We talk about finding funding, research culture, and building academic track-records.

This blog is managed by Tseen Khoo and Jonathan O’Donnell.

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