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For those of you who are approaching the end of your studies or have recently finished, there are plenty of resources out there to help with the transition.

Dr Katherine L Wheat, a postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University writes the Life After Thesis blog. Take a look at her post on the Top 10 Post-PhD Resources. Her suggestions cover all elements of post-PhD life including how to prepare for an academic career, dealing with uncertainty and finding a strong support network. The new twitter chat for early career researchers - #ECRchat - is intended for the discussion of post-PhD career issues. The next chat takes place on Thursday 6th September, so join in!

PhD2Published features on our blog roll and is a great resource for early career academics seeking to publish their first book. The site also offers tips and advice on:
  • Pitching to publishers
  • Designing a publishing strategy
  • Presenting at conferences
  • Writing articles and books
  • Writing grant proposals
  • Using social media for research and self-promotion
  • Understanding the publishing business
  • Current and possible future states of publishing
  • Academic life
Also worth a look is the blog Researcher Life: the early career researcher experience, hosted by the Warwick Research Exchange. Stephen Soanes' recent post on 'An ECR Journey' provides a good account of the variety of positions open to researchers post-PhD.
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