As I enter the last 2 months of my PhD and prepare to hand in my thesis (as you read this I…
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Early Career Research Community Writing a thesis during a pandemic: 4 Lessons
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Early Career Research Community Two obvious tips to improve your scientific writing
If you asked 16-year-old me what a scientist did with their time I would have given you the obvious answer: in the…
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Early Career Research Community Three reasons to use social media for scientific self-promotion
In the last few years social media has dominated headlines. There are growing concerns about how it impacted election results, it has started…
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Early Career Research Community Act, archive or delete: Email habits to keep you sane during a PhD
How many unread emails do you have right now? Single figures, double, or triple? Emails are supposed to make life easier; they are…
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Early Career Research Community Digital Lab books: Now or never?
It can have many names: Digital lab book, e-book, electronic lab notebook (ELN). Whatever you want to call it the idea is…
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Early Career Research Community Scientific conferences during a pandemic: better or worse?
Conferences are a crucial part of scientific research; a chance to network, see what work is going on in your field and…
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Early Career Research Community Why lockdown feels like the second year of a PhD
During the COVID-19 lockdown there were an increasing number of people not abiding to the rules, and in some cases disregarding them altogether. As time…