This post is inspired by George Veletsianos, who has created a video summary titled ‘Scholarship on Social Media and the Academic Self’ based on his paper ‘Open Practices and Identity: Evidence from Researchers and Educators’ Social Media Participation’.

George raises the question:

“Is sharing a value of contemporary academic culture overall or is sharing a value of a specific academic sub culture?
For example is sharing a value of the open education sub culture and are we seeing sharing as a value because open education researchers are active users of social media?”

For me sharing was a habit I developed, following the good practice of others. Through social media and the development of my own personal learning network, I was able to learn from the connections I made. Many of these are educators, however others are professionals who are open sharers of information that can be of value to all lifelong…

Civil Service Guest Lecture – Foreign and Commonwealth Office

This event will be of interest to anyone thinking of pursuing a career in diplomacy, political institutions and working abroad.

Where? King’s Gate L1.26
When? Monday 2nd November 2015, 18:00 – 19:30

At this event we will have Amy Sherwood from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office speaking about her career in the civil service to include life in the FCO (home and away), what does a diplomat really do, joining the FCO and working in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Amy is Regional Project Leader for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This role takes her all over the region, where she assists during crises, elections, covers business-critical work (including acting as Ambassador), and runs various projects both in London and overseas. Amy’s previous roles in the Foreign Office include, Deputy Ambassador in Chisinau, Moldova…

Just to draw your attention to the Career Development week taking place at Newcastle Business School from Monday 3 November – Friday 6 November 2015.

Whether you know exactly what you want after graduation, or whether you have no idea of what lies ahead, Career Development Week exists to advise you on all aspects of your future plans and will help give you an insight into your possible career options.

There will be a range of opportunities on offer that will help advance your career preparation. Our dedicated careers service will help you market yourself effectively to employers, whilst our placement fair will give you the chance to meet some of the top players in your chosen field and make your name known!

There will also be other sessions tailored to enhance your skills needed for the workplace such as a Business Game workshop and we will be inviting some…

The Careers Service ‘Career Mentoring’ scheme can help you build your professional network and help plan your career path. For more information read on…

What is Career mentoring?

‘Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction’, John C. Crosby.

Career Mentoring offers Newcastle University students career support through access to professionals working in the region.  Mentoring gives you the opportunity to build your network and make contact with people who work in areas that interest you.

Mentoring is a partnership with the goal of achieving professional and personal development.  A mentor is a trusted adviser and a role model who can act as a sounding board for your career aspirations.  They will ask questions, and use their experience and knowledge of the workplace to help you clarify your career goals.

Why take part?

In a competitive job market, mentoring can help…