Tag: German

  1. Should all PhD students learn a second language?

    Photo by Judy van der Velden via Flickr, under a Creative Commons license. This week I want to ask whether all PhD students should learn a second language? Should this just be a core part of our PhD training or is it yet another thing to try to fit into…

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  2. Happy New (Academic) Year!: Some Resolutions

    I don't know about anyone else but having spent the vast majority of my life in education I've come to see the beginning of a new academic year with just as much significance as the 31st of December (and that's saying something being Scottish and therefore very fond of Hogmanay!…

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