Jo Mitchell is an experienced writer and editor. After studying Modern Languages at the University of Oxford she worked in fundraising at Oxfam GB and Viva, where she specialised in writing communications for major donors. She now provides freelance editing and copywriting services at Nightingale Ink in the firm belief that sometimes words can sing.
Employers’ duty of care has long protected many from the risks of a harmful physical working environment. But the scrabble to set up new work-from-home stations almost overnight has left many working in woefully less-than-ideal situations….
The search for your next academic job can be exhausting and painful. To have got where you are, however, you will have faced – and overcome – steep challenges. So what can you do now to revitalise your search and keep momentum up until you finally nail that job?…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a dramatic and thorough rethinking of in-person events, including academic conferences. So given that the alternative of virtual conferences look set to stay, how can these be refined to deliver the best and most accessible experience?…
The sudden transition to online teaching precipitated by the pandemic has been stretching – and dizzying for many. Here is what we have learned so far, and what we can do better in the future….
Resilience – the ability to recover from setbacks and keep going in the face of adversity – has rarely been a more vital quality than during this period of intense and relentless challenges….
