ORCID: Your key to a unique academic identity
Information about ORCID for Authors in the Social Sciences and Education If you are an academic working in the social sciences or education, ORCID is the tool of choice …
5 Effective time-management strategies for busy professors
A lot has been written about effective time-management strategies. But we have gathered some especially for busy professors (and all other kinds of researchers of course). Let’s head off! Being …
5 Easy ways to celebrate your academic wins
Did you ever think about the importance to celebrate your academic wins? Good times, bad times We all have good days and bad days. Imagine if there was so little …
Starting again: Through the year with our Publishing Insights 2023
You are wondering how to write productively and regularly? Which concepts could help you to write texts that your target group really wants to read? What the best way is …
Building your academic success on your strengths – Blog post from Barbara Budrich
If you try to eliminate your weaknesses, I have often heard coaches say, your best outcome will be mediocre. Therefore, make sure to build on your strengths. Do you know …
Publishing Insights: Recordings of webinars available online
Missed a Publishing Insights? Selected sessions of the Publishing Insights are available as recordings – they can be booked via our store: shop.budrich.de/shop/pk/publishing-insights In English, the following Publishing Insights is …
How (and when to start) building an international peer group
Depending on your field of study and the institution where you are based, academia can be a lonely and bewildering place. The bureaucracy of career advancement, the codes that surround …
What NOT to do when trying to balance academia and life
From the outside, the life of an academic appears idyllic: leisurely strolls through leafy campuses or vibrant city streets on your way to class, reading classics into the wee hours …
10 Lessons to achieving a more balanced life in academia
When H.G. Wells penned War of the Worlds and George Orwell wrote 1984, they both imagined dystopian future societies that appeared far-fetched by the standards of the time. Science fiction …
Can design thinking contribute to innovation in curriculum development?
Why tell a new story of curriculum development? When talking about telling a new story, there should be consideration of whether the need for a new story actually exists. The …