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Articles by Emily Michelson
From dedicating time for brainstorming to taking inspiration from their dog, five writers explain how they are changing their approach to academia and life as another academic year begins in the northern hemisphere
As students in many countries receive their final degree marks amid perennial concerns about grade inflation, three scholars reflect on their experiences of being pressured to mark more leniently, while one considers how to enhance the fairness of marking outcomes
Emily Michelson is fascinated by an illuminating study of how architecture expressed power and shaped people¡¯s lives
The past 12 months will live long in the memory, for all the wrong reasons. But as 2020 nears its end amid fairy lights and optimism about vaccines, six academics tell us the bright spots they managed to find amid the gloom ¨C from human connections to elasticated waistbands
Virtually all modern university courses end with a request for feedback. But are students¡¯ reactions even useful for improving future course design, never mind assessing lecturers? Seven academics discuss their experiences
Bureaucracy is the bane of every academic¡¯s life. But who is to blame for its proliferation ¨C and how can it be kept in check? Six academics have their say ¨C while a registrar offers an equal and opposite reaction
As the winter solstice looms in the northern hemisphere, five academics reflect on the light and dark of the dead season
Book of the week: Emily Michelson learns that the home and the items in it were the heart of Renaissance religion
As exam marking season gets under way, seven academics offer their advice on assessing your students
Academic travel is hard work, but destinations that are sunny and picturesque have their consolations, says Emily Michelson
Explore the gladiator of cities before it became a stop on the Eurotrash circuit, says Emily Michelson
The scholarly better halves of literary sleuths flatter academic readers¡¯ egos with their virtue, says Emily Michelson
What should have been a straightforward application for leave to remain in the UK turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare for University of St Andrews¡¯ lecturer Emily Michelson, whose research trip to Italy proved too much for visa administrators to handle
During a hospital stay, Emily Michelson learned why the humanities and sciences are in no way opposites
