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Recommended by Vicky Loras

This newsletter from Dr. Eleanor Pritchard and Dr. Janet Salmons focuses on ways to use our research skills in scholarly and practical ways to build careers and make the world a better place.

Six Things - A miscellany of ELT

By Lindsay Clandfield

This substack is a reprise of a blog about English Language Teaching that I did between 2008 and 2011. I will be reposting and updating many of my lists from the original blog, but also adding new ones.

The Empress of Byzantium

By Madeleine

Making Byzantium Great Again.

Paul McGuire

Ph.D. student very interested in social media and how we discern what is credible, reliable information is a post-truth era.

When the Field is Online

By Janet Salmons on Substack

Explore ways to use creativity, collaboration, and qualitative research to build new understandings in a connected world. A monthly newsletter edited by Janet Salmons.

Escape to the Bookshop

By Sarah Bringhurst Familia

Opening a bookshop in small-town Italy. Follow along and share the journey!

Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

By Carer Mentor by Victoria Chin

Heartfelt empathy for Caregivers. A hub of practical tools, resources, and insights. A community support network—Human-ing hard. A portal of hope. ❤️

Unmapped Storylands with Elif Shafak

Stories, anecdotes, wise proverbs and foolish thoughts, literary musings, insights and conversations centred around my personal, unpublished notebooks

A Few Thoughts On...

By Doga

My goal for my Substack is to make Ottoman and Middle Eastern history more accessible to a general audience.

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.

Bookworm

By Literary Review of Canada

Your weekly dose of exclusive reviews, book excerpts, and more!

From My Heart

By Darya Zorka

A newsletter about Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Belarus, and living in challenging times. Bridging the gap between people’s hearts with words.

Expat on a Budget

By Kimberly Anne

Learn how to move/live abroad on a budget! I help you afford your dreams with tips, resources, and personal stories to inspire your new adventure! I’m KA—an expat thriving on a budget in Europe.

Are you thinking of taking the leap to move to another country but don’t know how to do it? Do you wish you had someone to ask before you do it? Have no fear, Kimberly Anne is here! Subscribe to her Substack to read her posts and listen to her podcast - I wish I’d had her before I moved 15 years ago!

- Vicky Loras

I only take pics

By Flavio Massignan

travel blogger and a photographer or maybe none of them

The Gurdeep Magazine

By Gurdeep Pandher

Discovering Joy, Hope and Positivity in the Midst of Darkness

My Little Edinburgh - Coffee Shop Journals

A local's guide to Edinburgh, sometimes a wee bit further. With hidden gems, the best coffee shops and the most delightful outfits to wear on your trip, you coming a wee wander?

PhD Progress Weekly

By Dr Eleanor Pritchard

This is for PhD students and early career researchers tired of being told to "just write." No hustle. No hype. Just emotionally intelligent support for the reality of academic life — procrastination, paralysis, and pressure that doesn’t let up.

Amid Life with Catherine Palmer

By Catherine H Palmer

A creative guide for rebellious, reinventing midlife women

Publish Not Perish

By Jenn McClearen

Let go of the "publish-or-perish" mindset and discover a holistic approach to academia with Publish Not Perish. Access valuable resources, tools, and expert advice from scholarly career and writing coach Jenn McClearen. Start flourishing instead!

Jeanette Winterson: Mind Over Matter

By jeanette winterson

Imagination. Ideas. Creativity. Conversation. This is the life of the Mind.

Academia Made Easier

By Loleen Berdahl

Academia Made Easier: teaching, productivity, and work-life balance for people working in higher ed