During the first week of November 2020, I had the pleasure to participate at Hill Week next to amazing and inspiring colleagues…
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Academia The importance of sustainable public funding in academic research
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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 Keeping up with COVID science through Covid Act Now’s Research Rundown
Scientific research about COVID is appearing at an impressively rapid pace. Anecdotally I felt this to be the case, but if you…
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Early Career Research Community PhD training in the 21st century: is there something missing?
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, many universities and affiliated research centres tried to transfer all their events online. From online thesis…
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Early Career Research Community What to read during a Holiday without Santa: A Pandemic Christmas Reading List
With Christmas just around the corner, I would like to take the opportunity to recommend some books to read for your self…
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Early Career Research Community Gratitude—A Small Dose Goes a Long Way
In today’s climate, it’s easy to get lost in the negativity. From societal issues like an impending flu season atop a global…
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Early Career Research Community Academic collaborations: Friend or foe?
I started my PhD in my current lab in 2016 and since then I have participated in over 5 national and international…
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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 A guide to university-industry collaboration for early career researchers
While many research projects have been completed from start to finish within university labs, there are numerous benefits to working with industry…
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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 p = 0.06: So Close Yet So Far?
The annual Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport (SB3C) conference, to be held at a ski resort in Vail, was unfortunately moved to a…
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Early Career Research Community Combining business administration and STEM
“You will what?” was a very common reaction when I was announcing to my friends and colleagues that I was about to start…