Academic skills | nccr – on the move https://nccr-blog.flake.work Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:27:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Exceptional Uncertainty: Early-Career Anthropologists in the Corona Pandemic https://nccr-blog.flake.work/exceptional-uncertainty-early-career-anthropologists-in-the-corona-pandemic/ https://nccr-blog.flake.work/exceptional-uncertainty-early-career-anthropologists-in-the-corona-pandemic/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:30:26 +0000 https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/?p=6838 The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to significantly affect the current state of life and work of early-career fieldworkers and ethnographers, as they have had to manage the subsequent restrictions imposed on their fieldwork. Based on discussion at the Research Infrastructures and Emotional Challenges workshop, we highlight the challenges faced by

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]]> https://nccr-blog.flake.work/exceptional-uncertainty-early-career-anthropologists-in-the-corona-pandemic/feed/ 0 Stranded in Academic Mobility: The Isolating Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic https://nccr-blog.flake.work/stranded-in-academic-mobility-the-isolating-effects-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/ https://nccr-blog.flake.work/stranded-in-academic-mobility-the-isolating-effects-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000 https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/?p=6788 Mobility is a key criterion for assessing academic excellence. International mobility undoubtedly allows junior researchers to have essential experiences and broaden their networks. Nevertheless, the difficulties that go along with mobility – relocation of family members, administrative burdens, and informal connections with the host institution – can reduce these potential

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]]> https://nccr-blog.flake.work/stranded-in-academic-mobility-the-isolating-effects-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/feed/ 0 Blind Spots and Uncertainties – Juggling Knowledge During the Pandemic https://nccr-blog.flake.work/blind-spots-and-uncertainties-juggling-knowledge-during-the-pandemic/ https://nccr-blog.flake.work/blind-spots-and-uncertainties-juggling-knowledge-during-the-pandemic/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:15:00 +0000 https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/?p=6756 There are two kinds of uncertainties we as researchers are faced with: There are those things we are aware of that we do not know, but also those we are unaware of that we do not know. Dealing with this range of uncertainties can be demanding in ‘normal’ times and

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