Time management skills for agile academics

By dene.mullen, 6 October, 2022
As the demands on university staff grow ever greater, check out these tips and advice on making the most of your precious time
Time management skills for agile academics
As the demands on university staff grow ever greater, check out these tips and advice on making the most of your precious time
How to juggle academic workloads

The workload of an academic has never been light. However with the increased demands of learning new technology, administration tasks and pastoral care for students, there is a tremendous strain on the amount of time available to get it all done. While it’s not all on faculty to fix the problem, there might be ways to make better use of your time. This collection of resources brings together tips for tackling big workloads, from advice for leaders on designing meaningful staff surveys and rethinking job descriptions (and rewarding staff accordingly) to ingenious tactics for saving hours on marking assignments and establishing long-term, achievable writing plans.

Motivation and getting started
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By Miranda Prynne, 1 September, 2022
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Walking can be used to benefit academic research, help with problem-solving and promote creative thinking. Here, Anna Lois McKay explains the different ways it works
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3minutes
Time savers
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By Eliza.Compton, 16 September, 2022
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Non-academic skills, both motor and cognitive, can enrich research capabilities in unexpected and often unexamined ways, writes Stephen W. Harmon
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4minutes
Organisation essentials
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By Eliza.Compton, 28 September, 2022
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Reduce procrastination, forget multitasking and get the to-do list done. From delegating to prioritising urgent versus important tasks, here are six practical ways to balance teaching, research and service for university faculty
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5minutes
Teamwork and lightening the load
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By dene.mullen, 25 August, 2022
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Rather than struggle through classroom-based problems alone, we should recruit meaningful support by seeking out a colleague to discuss our teaching, says Flower Darby
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4minutes