7 pages tagged "british culture"

British culture

Anne-Wil's take on British culture: humour, indirectness, informality, patience, friendliness, and politeness

06 Feb 2016 (updated 15 Apr 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

British educational system

Anne-Wil's take on the British educational system: grading system, how to get high marks, coursework, groupwork, presentations, interaction with your tutor

06 Feb 2016 (updated 28 Mar 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Working in the UK

Anne-Wil's reflections on working in the United Kingdom

06 Feb 2016 (updated 28 Mar 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Living and working abroad

Landing page for resources related to living and working abroad

06 Feb 2016 (updated 26 Sep 2020) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Culture shock

Explaining culture shock and how to deal with it

06 Feb 2016 (updated 15 Sep 2020) - Anne-Wil Harzing

And then there were none: employee relations in marketising universities

Introduces CYGNA member Olga Kuznetsova's article on employee relations in hybrid organisations using a Univeristy and College Union archive

05 Jul 2019 (updated 02 May 2022) - Olga Kuznetsova

CYGNA: Working effectively with support staff in academia

Reports on our 18th CYGNA meeting with a presentation on working with support staff and a discussion of boundaryless careers

06 Mar 2018 (updated 21 Mar 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing