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12 tips for a 20×20

7 May 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I presented at the 8th annual Information Science Doctoral Colloquium (iDocQ). The presentation was in the form of a PechaKucha, also known as a “20×20”. These presentations can be quite fun and exciting, especially if you are a

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Applying for the next phase

20 April 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I submitted my first post-PhD life job application today, which I am counting as a milestone moment (hence the celebratory bubbles illustrating this post). The application is for a lecturer post at a Scottish university which would incorporate elements from

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My PhD Studies Teaching Training and Development

Teaching to learn; learning to teach

23 October 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

As my time as a PhD student (hopefully) winds to an end, I am beginning to look towards my career as an academic. I hope that part of that career includes teaching, which is why I eagerly accepted the opportunity

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Workshop: Building your academic reputation online

13 June 201719 October 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I delivered a half-day workshop at the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science’s Summer School. The workshop, “Building your academic reputation online”, was designed for PhD students at any stage of their studies. There were two primary goals

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sIREN workshop: Designing interdisciplinary research projects

23 November 20161 June 2021 Frances Ryan

Last month, I attended a seminar on interdisciplinary research projects at the University of Edinburgh. The seminar, Designing Interdisciplinary Research Projects, was the first in a series of six interdisciplinary themed seminars being organised by sIREN (student-led Interdisciplinary Research Network).

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Training season

19 June 201619 October 2021 Frances Ryan

Spring and early summer are busy training months for me. Not as in marathon training (although it should be that, too) but rather academic training. And that means that I seem to spend quite a bit of time out of

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Planning the annual retreat

6 May 201628 May 2021 Frances Ryan

The annual School of Computing PhD Retreat took place earlier this week, and I am exhausted from all of the fun (and the planning!). Traditionally, the retreat is planned and organised by a member of staff, but due to other

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The conference circuit

2 July 201419 October 2021 Frances Ryan

I’ve had a busy few weeks of conferences and seminars and am finally catching my breath again. I had originally planned to share each of these events separately, but I was fighting off the deadly common cold for much of

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Retreat, retreat!

7 May 201423 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I’ve been meaning to update this blog for a while now, but have been in retreat mode. And when you’re in retreat mode, sometimes blogs get ignored. (I am suppressing the urge to say “sorry about that”, for reasons explained

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My PhD Studies Technology Training and Development

Prezi or PowerPoint: Can I have both?

17 January 201410 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I spent a chunk of my day in a very useful Prezi workshop as part of my ongoing Vitae Researcher Development Framework training. I wasn’t sure what I would get out of the day, but I’m really looking forward to

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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