

Super-chickens and the pecking order at work
Great TED talk on team work and social capital: "Why it's time to forget the pecking order at work". I think it provides some very valuable insights! #TED #team #productivity


How to write systematic quantitative literature reviews
Prof. Catherine Pickering and Dr. William Bennett gave a presentation at the 2015 Environmental Futures Research Institute retreat talking about PhDs by published and unpublished papers. In their presentation they mentioned the concept of a 'Systematic quantitative literature review'. I was intrigued, so looked into it more. They've developed this great webpage contains a suite of fantastic resources with guidance on how to plan for and write systematic quantitative literatur


Career planning guidance for Early Career Researchers
There are a fair number of 'how to' and 'survival' guides out there for PhD candidates just starting out (or even struggling to finish), but there seem to be rather fewer guides on how to take the next few steps... successfully, that is. This guide "Charting a course for a successful research career" (Johnson, A. M.; updated 2012) gives a well-rounded summary of the career planning process and highlights several key areas to focus on (that you may or may not have much experie