Academics at eaze

“ Academics generally work within a university, combining research, teaching and administrative duties. Academics are the life-blood of a university, without whom the institution would not exist”        “On a given day, you might have to write a reference for a student; develop teaching materials; read and comment on a PhD  dissertation ; review a journal article and organise a workshop , have an impromptu meeting ,  to name a few !  Yet, when academics talk about their 'real work', they often mean research. 'You have to carve out time and space to think about writing. You must focus on your own research,' says Dr Angelia Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Politics .” University of Manchester .          The role of an academic is  hence  multidimensional and  complex . And while one can argue that all professions have their own features and requirements, an academic  is required to  be a teacher, a researcher, an administrator, a supervisor, a contributor to societal change, an