Conferences are challenging, exciting and exhausting. In addition to that, when you're the one organising the conference, they're also a lot of work. I just finished a conference I organised with my colleagues and I thought I list some of the things that make conferences better and some things that are better avoided. Let's start … Weiterlesen Conference dos and don’ts – the organiser’s perspective
Schlagwort: university life
Stick to your schedule
A couple of weeks ago I started an experiment. I realised that I tend to let myself be interrupted by emails from my students. They email me with a question regarding the coursework and I drop whatever I am doing to answer. They hand in their essays and I would feel obligated to read it … Weiterlesen Stick to your schedule
Thoughts on workload
The week before last I was sick and therefore out of office for three days. When I checked my inbox after my leave I found it clogged with emails. More clogged than on a usual Monday, that is. Usually I stoicly answer email after email from top to bottom. However, I found that my regular … Weiterlesen Thoughts on workload