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How to find passion in your work – and sustain it
Eleanor Cook
University of Exeter
Advice from scholars to their younger selves about career, teaching and research
Building a career as an academic doesn’t come with a clear road map, so what if academics could begin again knowing what they know now about sustaining motivation, teaching those first classes or thriving in a competitive research culture? This collection also gathers insight from the voices of experience on work-life balance, how to know if academia is right for you, being a good supervisor, and negotiating money and promotion.