Darragh Murray

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  • Tadpole Charts with Nicely Placed Labels in Tableau

    Tadpole Charts with Nicely Placed Labels in Tableau

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    I’m indifferent to amphibians, but I do like tadpole charts. In this blog, I’m going to show you the steps to create one with a little trick around labelling that may be useful in making this chart – but also for other charts in Tableau. Table of Contents This ones a bit involved, so here’s…

  • Time to embrace data-driven decision making in Australian international higher education

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    Hi all, this is an older article from 2015 where I presented on the topic of data-driven decision making in Australian international higher education. It’s slightly out of date now, but I’ve published it for posterity’s sake. Originally published in October 2015. *** Somewhat ironically, I went with my gut-feeling when I argued that most…

  • IIE release next iteration of Open Doors data

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    It’s International Education Week in the United States and that has prompted the Institute of International Education (“IIE”), America’s premier professional association for international education research, to release the next iteration of the Open Doors report. For those in the know, the Open Doors report is a vital tool for measuring the flow of students…

  • Follow me on Twitter & site design changes

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    I have a new public facing twitter account. You’re welcome to follow me and bug me with questions, or abuse, or niceties. It’s really up to you. You can find me @dbfmurray. If you’re still following me on my now private twitter account, I’m still checking that, so don’t fret. I’m also changing some of…

  • Vale Hobsbawm

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    I was saddened to hear that British historian Eric Hobsbawm died overnight. When I was studying history, Hobsbawm’s writings were immensely important to me. Not only was he a great historian with a powerful command over historical facts, but he also was a talented writer, something very important when reading a subject that is not…

  • UN Internship FAQ and Other Tales

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    It’s been some time since I’ve blogged here. About a year in fact. My bad. I’m sorry, I’ve been busy. Anyway, I’ve finally gotten around to putting something up of use. The UN Internship FAQ. People kept commenting on my blog entries or sending me private message asking questions so I collated their questions and…