Checklist for peer review Are you undertaking your first peer review, or looking to train a class of students? This post provides an in-depth, step-by-step, guide for reviewing research articles developed in collaboration with ecrLife 20 Mar 2018 • 2 min read
Involving the public in your research: How and Why By Emma Dorris Last year, we initiated a Public Patient Involvement (PPI) scheme for researchers from all disciplines studying arthritis & rheumatic disease in University College Dublin [http://www.ucd. ecrLife 14 Mar 2018 • 6 min read
Involving the public in your research: How and Why By Emma Dorris Last year, we initiated a Public Patient Involvement (PPI) scheme for researchers from all disciplines studying arthritis & rheumatic disease in University College Dublin [http://www.ucd. ecrLife 14 Mar 2018 • 6 min read
Careers Postdoc interview checklist (Part 1): 10 questions to expect at a postdoc interview When PhDs are exploring career opportunities, it is important to ascertain whether a postdoc would take them closer to their long-term career goal. Most PhDs do a postdoc with the ecrLife 8 Mar 2018 • 4 min read
Careers Postdoc interview checklist (Part 1): 10 questions to expect at a postdoc interview When PhDs are exploring career opportunities, it is important to ascertain whether a postdoc would take them closer to their long-term career goal. Most PhDs do a postdoc with the ecrLife 8 Mar 2018 • 4 min read
Boosting ECR involvement in peer review Time and time again I have had discussions with early-career researchers who want to get involved in peer review, but do not have the opportunity. On the flip side, I ecrLife 2 Mar 2018 • 1 min read
Boosting ECR involvement in peer review Time and time again I have had discussions with early-career researchers who want to get involved in peer review, but do not have the opportunity. On the flip side, I ecrLife 2 Mar 2018 • 1 min read
eLife Ambassadors: Plans for action February saw eLife Ambassadors holding calls based around shared interests, including equality, reproducibility, preprints and peer review, funding opportunities, the Indian ECR community, transparency and careers and mentoring. The outcome ecrLife 26 Feb 2018 • 3 min read
eLife Ambassadors: Plans for action February saw eLife Ambassadors holding calls based around shared interests, including equality, reproducibility, preprints and peer review, funding opportunities, the Indian ECR community, transparency and careers and mentoring. The outcome ecrLife 26 Feb 2018 • 3 min read
Interview: Addressing problems in public Nic Schmelling (@DerSchmelling [https://twitter.com/derschmelling]) is a PhD student working in the lab of Synthetic Microbiology at University of Düsseldorf [http://www.synmikrobiologie.hhu.de/en.html], Germany. ecrLife 14 Feb 2018 • 4 min read
Interview: Addressing problems in public Nic Schmelling (@DerSchmelling [https://twitter.com/derschmelling]) is a PhD student working in the lab of Synthetic Microbiology at University of Düsseldorf [http://www.synmikrobiologie.hhu.de/en.html], Germany. ecrLife 14 Feb 2018 • 4 min read
Mentoring, promoting women in research and more updates from eLife Ambassadors A round-up of discussions and articles shared by eLife Ambassadors in early February A new group for discussion of mentoring has been established by Hammad Khan, there was lots of ecrLife 9 Feb 2018 • 3 min read
Mentoring, promoting women in research and more updates from eLife Ambassadors A round-up of discussions and articles shared by eLife Ambassadors in early February A new group for discussion of mentoring has been established by Hammad Khan, there was lots of ecrLife 9 Feb 2018 • 3 min read
Inspiring Girls to Pursue STEM Careers Firstly, What is STEM? STEM stands Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. In its broadest sense, it relates the work force in the fields of chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, information technology, ecrLife 8 Feb 2018 • 2 min read
Inspiring Girls to Pursue STEM Careers Firstly, What is STEM? STEM stands Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. In its broadest sense, it relates the work force in the fields of chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, information technology, ecrLife 8 Feb 2018 • 2 min read
eLife Ambassadors eLife Ambassadors: Off to a flying start eLife launched its first ambassador program last week [https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/912b0679/early-career-advisory-group-elife-welcomes-150-ambassadors-of-good-practice-in-science] . I have been lucky enough to be involved in coordinating these efforts and I am excited ecrLife 1 Feb 2018 • 4 min read
eLife Ambassadors eLife Ambassadors: Off to a flying start eLife launched its first ambassador program last week [https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/912b0679/early-career-advisory-group-elife-welcomes-150-ambassadors-of-good-practice-in-science] . I have been lucky enough to be involved in coordinating these efforts and I am excited ecrLife 1 Feb 2018 • 4 min read
Welcome Hello! Welcome to ecrLife. Pursuing a career in science can be a fantastic experience. It can offer an intellectual challenge with the potential to make lives better, by making new ecrLife 22 Jan 2018 • 1 min read
