Careers
Dementia Researcher
A voice from the precariat
Thesis WhispererThesis Whisperer post by Dr Pippa Yeoman who has started what is beginning to be called the ‘post-post-post doc’ stage of the academic career
Achieving a good work-life balance.. or should that be life-work balance?
Listen to Professor Alexandra Olaya-Castro and Professor Geraint Rees in this UCL Podcast, discussing the challenges and turning points in their careers as they maintain the balance between success in academia and personal life.
Adding a personal backstory could boost your scientific credibility with the public
Nature Careers BlogTwo science communicators explain how researchers who present themselves as curious, fallible humans might be perceived as more authentic in this post shared from Nature Careers.
Advice from the high seas: how to transition to a new lab
Respect for what you and your colleagues bring to the table is vital to successful integration, says Melissa T. Miller in her blog for Nature Careers
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Experience Toolkit
Alzheimer's SocietyFind out how to measure the experience of people with dementia when commissioning, improving or creating new services and products, whether big or small. (useful for researchers too)
Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Research Leaders
Want to be a Dementia Research Leader? Alzheimer’s Society supports researchers who have the skill, drive and potential to be the leading voices and experts in dementia research in the future.
As academic writing becomes increasingly standardised what counts as an interesting paper?
LSE Impact BlogAcademic writing is often criticised for its tendency to be arid and unengaging, but what makes a paper interesting? Find out in this great blog by Dr Manuel Goyanes, shared from the LSE Impact Blog
Asking for Reasonable Adjustments for a Health Condition or Disability
Disclosing your health condition consists of two parts of a conversation: the disclosure itself and the request for support.
Award-winning mentors share their secrets
Recipients of Nature prizes discuss how they inspire and motivate others – shared from Nature Careers and written by Chris Woolston
Beating the odds to secure a permanent contract
Six early-career researchers offer advice on how to secure a permanent contract in academia, and then make the most of it.
Blog – PhD Fear (a personal account)
How can you deal with PhD Fear, this great blog from Thesis Whisperer is by Elaine Campbell a Associate Professor at Northumbria Law School,