Diversity & Inclusion Schemes
Dementia ResearcherIn this helpful post by Tom Davies shared from the King’s Careers Blog they share a round-up of some of the main providers of diversity and inclusion schemes in the UK.
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Cleaning up, ready for the next phase
Is your desk a hot mess right now? Dr Linda Devereux can relate. In this post she shares the touching story of cleaning her office after the PhD was finished and the unexpected difficulty of the clearing out process.
Tips for negotiating the peer-reviewed journal publication process as an early-career researcher
LSE Impact BlogAdvice on navigating the journal submission and publication process as ECRs
Help and resources for student health and wellbeing
In next weeks podcast our panel will be discussing ‘Student Health and Wellbeing’. All employers and academic institutions have an obligation to provide appropriate support, and in this post we…
Vitae Open Research Resources
Since the early 1990s, the open access movement has promoted the concept of greater openness in relation to scientific research. It’s about making research more transparent, collaborative and efficient. There…
What does studying full-time really mean?
Blog from Katherine Firth for Research Insiders
The best supervisor
I was lucky to have a PhD supervisor whose mentorship transformed my academic experience, says Emma Kathryn White.
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
How to build value into the doctorate – ideas for PhD supervisors
PhD graduates make valuable contributions to society and its organisations. But what of the value of the doctorate to the graduates themselves?
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.
How losing my husband to dementia inspired my research career
In 2008 at the age of 58 I made a big change in my life – I moved from Oxford to Manchester to pursue a new career as a dementia researcher.
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