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| ====== Meeting and hosting academics ====== | ====== Meeting and hosting academics ====== | ||
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| - **Ask them about their PhD or their career.** E.g. "I saw that you did your PhD on X, Y, Z with A". How did you get to Institution B after that?" "How did you like your PhD at Institution C? What was it like working with A?" | - **Ask them about their PhD or their career.** E.g. "I saw that you did your PhD on X, Y, Z with A". How did you get to Institution B after that?" "How did you like your PhD at Institution C? What was it like working with A?" | ||
| - **Ask them about their university or research group.** E.g. "What is the fluid dyanamics group at Institution B like?" Ask them about what the PhD students are like, whether the undergraduates are annoying, what classes they' | - **Ask them about their university or research group.** E.g. "What is the fluid dyanamics group at Institution B like?" Ask them about what the PhD students are like, whether the undergraduates are annoying, what classes they' | ||
| - | - **Ask about cultural differences.** E.g. "What was it like doing a PhD in the UK and now where in the US?" | + | - **Ask about cultural differences.** E.g. "What was it like doing a PhD in the UK and now working |
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| + | ===== What should I bring? ===== | ||
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| + | * It is a good idea to bring a laptop or whatever you might need to describe your work in a comprehensible fashion (like an old talk). | ||
| + | * The social space (whiteboard) is great as neutral ground. So is a cafe. | ||
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| + | ===== Paying and other things ===== | ||
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| + | * For food and coffee, get **an itemised receipt** and claim afterwards. | ||
| + | * If you need to help speaker get at taxi, there is a bulletin board in the Maths reception office with the taxi number and code. Ask the administrator or Myla Watts to assist. | ||