John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is pleased to welcome Glen Wright, a research
fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International
Relations (IDDRI) in Paris, as the first guest editor of Wiley’s Exchanges blog.
For one week, starting May 11, 2015, he will take over the blog’s reins
to explore “The PhD Path Less Travelled.”
Mr. Wright, who is also a PhD candidate at the Australian National
University and the editor of Academia
Obscura, was selected from a pool of entrants in the first Early
Career Researcher (ECR) Takeover Week contest held by Wiley
Advisors—Wiley’s free membership program designed to connect with
and learn from early career researchers. The Advisor program gives new
researchers the opportunity to consult on scholarly publishing topics,
while Exchanges blog provides the platform to share ideas
and information among all those involved in the creation of academic
research.
As guest editor, Mr. Wright will lead a discussion on the varied
journeys experienced in achieving a PhD, as well as the opportunities
after completion. Articles selected by Mr. Wright for the blog include:
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Do what you love, love what you do: Lessons from the first year
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Improving PhD completion rates: Where should we start?
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PhDs Gone Pear Shaped: A chat with my mate Dave
“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to connect with a broad audience
through Wiley’s Exchanges blog and to challenge the
perceptions of the PhD experience,” Mr. Wright said about the Exchanges
takeover. “Despite the challenges faced by PhD candidates and the high
attrition rates, the PhD continues to be, at least in our shared
imagination, a rigid, 3-4 year, in-out process. This week I want to
share some stories, have some discussion, and show that the PhD process
is, in reality, an altogether different beast.”
Philip Carpenter, Executive Vice President, Research at Wiley,
commented, “We are delighted to have Mr. Wright as our first guest
editor. Exchanges allows us to really open up discussion
about research and scholarly communication with, and between, all of the
communities we work with, and it’s exciting to have an Early Career
Researcher help us to shape that conversation.”
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About Glen Wright
Glen Wright is a Research Fellow in International Marine Policy at
IDDRI. He holds a degree in law from the Universities of Nottingham
(United Kingdom) and Texas (United States), and a master’s degree in law
from the University of New South Wales (Australia). Glen is currently
pursuing his PhD in Marine Governance with the Australian National
University. He has a range of research interests and has published
peer-reviewed papers on diverse topics, including renewable energy law
and policy, marine governance and environmental law. Glen is also the
editor of the editor of the Academia
Obscura blog.
About Exchanges
The Exchanges blog
provides a forum for sharing ideas, research and discussion related to
topics of importance to researchers, societies, libraries, and authors.
Wiley believes that knowledge is what creates a dynamic, inventive
world. This is why we are using all the means at our disposal and our
international teams to further the reach of knowledge and put it in the
hands of those that will shape the future—the early career researchers
(ECRs). From blog posts covering open access issues to HINARI updates to
tips on navigating the peer-review process, Exchanges draws
upon Wiley’s strengths in every major academic and professional field,
which includes four million articles from 1,500 journals, 9,000 books,
and partnerships with more than 800 prestigious societies representing
over two million members worldwide.
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10 years postdoc experience in any of the subject areas in which Wiley.
Through Wiley Advisors we are able to learn more about the issues and
opinions of early career researchers (ECRs) through regular surveys, and
provide opportunities for members to raise their profile for example
through writing for Exchanges and taking part in conferences.
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