Blog – Working and studying in the UK as a clinical academic
Dr Anna VolkmerSharing experiences of one person who made the leap to working and studying the UK – Could the UK be your next move?
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How to fit in when you join a lab abroad
Cultural differences can be both stimulating and challenging for researchers working or studying in a foreign country.
Asking for Reasonable Adjustments for a Health Condition
Disclosing your health condition consists of two parts of a conversation: the disclosure itself and the request for support.
What should you get from being a postdoc?
You are coming towards the end of your PhD – so what next? There are many options open to you
Clinical Trial Design Is A Two-Way Street
CoLAB brings clinical research teams and external partners — including patients, study coordinators, nurses, and physicians — face-to-face for a dress rehearsal of a clinical trial protocol.
How product management could be a route out of academia for PhDs and postdocs
Are job prospects for PhD candidates and postdoctoral scientists dismal?
How to mentor undergraduates as a postgraduate, and why it’s important
There’s a difference between mentoring and doling out to-do lists…
Blog – Doing it for the girls: juggling academic and family life
Blog from Dr Anna Volkmer, exploring life as a researcher and mother and how to balance the two sides of life in academia
Using patient and public involvement to improve research design and funding application
Using patient and public involvement to improve the research design and funding application for a project aimed at fostering a more collaborative approach to the NHS health check: the CaVIAR project (better Care Via Improved Access to Records)
Patient engagement in guidelines: reality or myth?
There has been an increased emphasis on involving patients and the public in research. While this sounds like a positive movement, are guideline developers actually involving patients?
Why GDPR matters for research
On 25 May 2018 new data protection regulations are introduced in the UK and across the EU. What do the new regulations mean for research.