Below are listed articles, mostly written by others, that are useful for academic life or considering entering academic life. The content belongs to the authors.

REVIEWING and PEER REVIEW

• Accepting a request to review a manuscript or grant (by Dr. Lilienfeld)

APPLYING to GRADUATE SCHOOL

• Differences between North American and European experiences
•  Searching for graduate programmes in Social/Personality

GRADUATE STUDENT RIGHTS

•  “It takes a village to raise a child…” (by Kai Jonas; EASP position on structural changes to provide support to early career researchers who are mistreated by mentors etc by helping with mentoring, reference letter support). 

​APPLYING for a POSTDOCTORAL POSITION

• How to Pick (and Fund) a Postdoc (SPSP advice)
•  How to find a postdoc position that’s right for you (ScienceMag)

​REFERENCE LETTERS

• Asking for reference letters from professors (by J. Aucoin)
•  How to ask for a reference letter (by A. Chapnick) [great how-to guide]

ACADEMIC LIFE

• ‘It’s cut-throat’: half of UK academics stressed and 40% thinking of leaving (Guardian article)

CAREER INFO (for students)

• ​SPSP's Applied Psychology resources (including info on non-academic internships). 

​RESEARCH, PUBLISHING, Writing

•  Publication "arms race" (by Dr. Barrett)
•  APAv7 Style Guide (for specific help/guidance, click HERE).