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Scholars Unbound
Scholars Unbound is a monthly podcast/video series that showcases the voices of scholars who know no boundaries when it comes to the pursuit of knowledge. You will hear insights from their experiences as international scholars and how these influenced their research, hoping to inspire future scholar...
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Episode 44: Academic Reset
In this concluding episode of the year, I explain what I mean by academic reset and some of the practices I started doing to rethink, refocus, and res...
Episode 43: Publishing & Flourishing in Graduate School
After interviewing Prof. Yuji Uesugi in the previous episode, we continued our conversation with his students at Waseda University about publishing a...
Episode 42: Publishing a book with your students
In this episode, I talked to Prof. Yuji Uesugi of Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan about his book project with his students. He explained the value o...
Episode 41: Ready to write your first book?
Writing a book is no easy feat. It takes time, effort, and a great deal of dedication. In this episode, I elaborate on some of the questions that I en...
Episode 40: Publishing Your First Monograph
I talked to Dr Dhanasree Jayaram, Assistant Professor at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), about her book and some of her tips for future bo...
Episode 39: Challenges of Global South Scholars
There are hidden (non-financial) costs in academia, and most of these are borne by scholars from the Global South. In this episode, I share some of th...
Episode 38: Assessing and sustaining your academic career
Why do we need to amplify our messages, and why is it important to look after our professional development? In this episode, five scholars from the Ph...
Episode 37: What is your relationship with time?
Are you struggling with time? Do you often find yourself uttering, “I just don’t have enough time!” In this episode, I share some questions for you to...
Episode 36: Building Up Your Academic Expertise
Episode 36: I share in this episode the talking points for an invited talk I did about building up expertise. As an academic, I talked about four of t...
Episode 35: Checking in with Yourself Mid-Year
Episode 35: After two months of silence here a hectic personal and work schedule, this episode is the perfect time to do a mid-year check-in. In this...
Listen Again: The Power of Saying No
Listen Again 1: Hi everyone! I'm on a break from creating content this month. I'm re-sharing this episode from June 2021 about why "saying no" is some...
Editors Explain the Elements of an Effective Book Proposal
Episode 34: Dr. Nicolas Lemay-Hébert (former Routledge editor) and Mr. Dominic Byatt (publisher at Oxford University Press) share with us some insider...
The Pros and Cons of Writing a Book Chapter
Episode 33: Should you say yes to an invitation to write a book chapter? I have written some book chapters in the past and in this episode I talk abou...
Authoring vs Editing a Book
Episode 32: I had the privilege in this episode to talk to Dr Salvador Santino Regilme, Jr. of Leiden University about his experience in publishing a...
Your Thesis is Not the Book
Episode 31: What are the necessary revisions you have to make when you are turning your thesis into a book? What are the elements of your thesis that...
Turning My Dissertation into a Book
Episode 30: You're done with your dissertation! Now what? Why not turn your dissertation into a book? In this episode, I share how I published my firs...
More than Enough
Episode 29: In this first episode of season 2, I looked back to 2021 and reminded myself that I've done more than enough. We've done more than enough!...
Season 2 Trailer: It's All About Writing
This second season for 2022 will be all about academic writing–from book proposals, sole-authored monographs, edited volumes, journal articles, and gr...
Academic Snakes and Ladders
What are your academic snakes and ladders or the challenges and opportunities you encounter in academia? In this bonus episode, I'm interrupting our p...
Season 1 Finale: 2022 Plans
Episode 28: What a year it has been! In this episode, I share some of my plans for this podcast, including the first Scholars Unbound Program next yea...
Lessons from a Year of Podcasting
Episode 27: Do you want to start your own podcast or maybe you’re just curious about the process that goes behind producing a podcast? I hope you will...
Revising an Academic Paper
Episode 26: In this episode, I share my process when revising a research paper for an academic journal hoping to compare notes with you and learn from...
Decolonising Academia
Episode 25: Dr Harvy Joy Liwanag, a medical doctor and health systems specialist from the Philippines, discusses the importance of decolonising global...
Rising Above Rejections
Episode 24: Rejections are normal and common in academia. What do we do whenever we are confronted with rejections and criticisms? In this episode, I...
Doing a PhD during the Pandemic
Episode 23: It's no news that the Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly changed our lives, but how do international students cope with unfortunate news fro...
The Power of Saying No
Episode 22: Do you find it difficult to decline an offer or an invitation? It is normal to feel that way, but in the long run, sometimes politely sayi...
ACUNS Tokyo - Researching Peace in the Philippines
Episode 21: Why is peace research in the Philippines important? In this episode for the ACUNS Tokyo Series, my special guests, Harmond P. Marte and Jo...
Productivity vs Creativity
Episode 20: Toxic productivity ended up being counterproductive for me. In this episode, I talked about why the culture of "publish and perish" is det...
Strategies for Managing Academic and Family Lives
Episode 19: This episode is about three inspiring stories of motherhood in academia from three inspiring scholars, Dr Aisha Younus, Teresa Jopson, and...
What's Wrong With Work-Life Balance?
Episode 18: In the past few months, I noticed that I have been working until late at night and even on weekends, feeling physically tired and mentally...
Raising a Family During Your PhD
Episode 17: Most of us would agree that having children during your PhD is often considered a career setback. But that should not be the case. Raising...
Working with Your PhD Supervisor
Episode 16: Your relationship with your supervisor is not always smooth sailing, but there are simple ways for maintaining a positive and healthy work...
What Makes a Good PhD Research Proposal?
Episode 15: What makes a good PhD research proposal? To answer this question, I asked my former PhD advisors at the Australian National University to...
Personal Relevance of Research
Episode 14: In academic research, we need to explain the scientific or academic relevance of our research. How does it contribute to knowledge? How do...
ACUNS Tokyo - Choosing a PhD Research Topic
Episode 13: For this second installment of the Scholars Unbound-ACUNS Tokyo Series, I had a conversation with Elizabeth Katherine Gamarra and Vanessa...
Is a PhD for me?
Episode 12: So, you want to do a PhD? In this episode, I revisited the reasons why I decided to do a PhD. I hope that my reflection here about why I s...
Preparing for a PhD Program
Episode 11: What are the things you need to consider before embarking on a PhD program? In this episode, I reunited with my very good friend and fello...
Cultivating Academic Networks
Episode 10: Networking is important in many careers, including in academia. But how can introverts, like me, overcome anxiety, fear, and imposter synd...
ACUNS Tokyo - Networking while in Graduate School
Episode 9: For this inaugural episode of the Scholars Unbound: ACUNS Tokyo Series, Arbenita Sopaj (Kobe University) and Raymond Andaya (University of...
Louder and Stronger
Episode 8: What can we do, individually and collectively, to fight a system that was not built for us, scholars or students from and of the Global Sou...