Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every

There are times in the academic year when it is difficult to maintain your writing practice. This track talks about options for adapting to those busy times. Referred to in the recording: 15 Minute Ac...

16 Mar 20204min

I value freedom and autonomy. I know freedom and autonomy are important factors for many people who choose an academic career. I also value community and collective action, which makes me uncomfortabl...

13 Mar 20207min

Most academics recognise that summer offers an opportunity to write in ways that are not possible during term time. In this track I talk about how your term time writing relates to that summer writing...

13 Mar 20204min

A lot of writing advice suggests that you should write every day, but is it right for you? In this excerpt from one of the planning classes in the Academic Writing Studio (https://AcademicWritingStudi...

21 Feb 20204min

Are your afternoons going the way you'd like them to? Or are things taking longer than you'd like later in the day? In this track I talk about 2 strategies you might try to make your work time more ef...

14 Feb 20205min

If you feel like you are working hard but not accomplishing anything, or that everything takes longer than you expect it to, the problem is likely that you aren't acknowledging all the things you are ...

7 Feb 20208min

A follow up to "Being an academic in dystopian times (reprise)" with some practical next steps.Things referred to in this post include: • the track "Hope is better than fear"• https://americansofconsc...

23 Jan 202011min

Thoughts on the value of academic work in the wake of the 2019 UK general election and other things in the news. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/being-an-academic-in-dystopian-times-repri...

16 Des 20197min