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Overcoming hardships for internationals in academia

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Overcoming hardships for internationals in academia

Doing research abroad is a dream for many scientists. However, the road is not always smooth: it takes time to master the social and bureaucratic aspects. Here, Yseult, Ankita, and Ruchika explain some of these challenges and how to help our international colleagues feel at home.

14 Mar 2024 • 5 min read

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Getting to know our editorial team: Antonia de Maio

Getting to know our editorial team: Antonia de Maio

The ecrLife editorial family has grown, and we would like to take the chance of getting to know each other a bit better. In the following weeks, our editors will be sharing their motivations and dreams as young scientists. This week, for all of you with love: Antonia de Maio.

ecrLife editors

28 Jan 2021 • 3 min read

The Invisible Barriers in STEM Education faced by Hard-of-hearing/Deaf Scientists

The Invisible Barriers in STEM Education faced by Hard-of-hearing/Deaf Scientists

The difficulties faced by hard-of-hearing/deaf early career scientists not only come from physiological differences but also significantly from stereotypes that exist against us. What kind? Read about it in this article.

Tom (Lok Ming) Tam

21 Jan 2021 • 6 min read

Disability in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Mahita Jarjapu

Disability in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Mahita Jarjapu

Science is difficult, but becomes even more so if you have a disability. In this interview, Dr. Mahita Jarjapu sheds light on her journey as a deaf scientist, sharing with us the biggest challenges in her career, and giving suggestions on how we can contribute to make science more accessible.

Madhumala Sadanandappa

14 Jan 2021 • 6 min read

ecrLife: Towards a more accessible and inclusive scientific culture

ecrLife: Towards a more accessible and inclusive scientific culture

Succeeding as an ECR means overcoming challenges, but we should all have equal opportunity to achieve our goals. Realizing that much needs to be done to make our scientific environment more inclusive, ecrLife is creating a space to share experiences and ideas to make science more accessible

ecrLife editors, Nele Haelterman

7 Jan 2021 • 2 min read

A Call to Support Professional Development for Early Career Researchers

A Call to Support Professional Development for Early Career Researchers

An academic career is no longer the only career goal for PhD graduates. A plethora of job opportunities exist, but do ECRs have the support and resources available to successfully transition into the career of their dreams?

eLife Ambassadors' Career Development Initiative

17 Dec 2020 • 6 min read

The Science of Invisible Women

The Science of Invisible Women

Lab bench too high? Lab jacket doesn’t fit? These common issues experienced by women in science may not come as a surprise after reading Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez. Here, we discuss our thoughts on this book and how scientific research has been built around the “Reference Man”.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Community Ambassador Book Club

10 Dec 2020 • 5 min read

Hurdles and advances to making science gender-neutral

Hurdles and advances to making science gender-neutral

Does science have a gender? What can we do to keep on improving women representation in STEM? Find answers to these and other fundamental questions regarding gender equity in this post.

GSA Communications & Outreach Subcommittee

26 Nov 2020 • 7 min read

Running successful virtual workshops in Africa

Running successful virtual workshops in Africa

We have all had to grapple with a new virtual academic reality, but some countries have had even more challenges during this transition. Read on to find out about challenges and solutions for organizing virtual workshops in Tanzania.

ECRs of Tanzania collective

19 Nov 2020 • 5 min read

Distance Learning, STEM Education, and Equity

Distance Learning, STEM Education, and Equity

Can we engage students in STEM subjects under distance learning conditions? How do we maintain high quality education for everyone in this context? See the key points on this topic through the eyes of a STEM educator.

Kristen Vogt Veggeberg

5 Nov 2020 • 4 min read

Work-Life balance: A perspective from Early Career Researchers

Work-Life balance: A perspective from Early Career Researchers

How do you feel about your work-life balance? Have you normalized overworking? In this post we share the opinions and suggestions from several early career researchers that can help you be more aware of your time management and set boundaries.

Feyza Nur Arslan, Michael Barlett

29 Oct 2020 • 6 min read

Beyond the tenure track: there is more than one way to succeed

Beyond the tenure track: there is more than one way to succeed

Have you considered a non-tenured position in academia? Come discover how much potential this non-traditional career path holds, and what are the advantages that it offers to nowadays scientists.

22 Oct 2020 • 5 min read

How to cope with graduate school when life gets complicated

How to cope with graduate school when life gets complicated

Life can get difficult sometimes, and it can be specially hard when you must spend most of your time studying or working in the lab. Find out how to not lose track of your own well-being during those years of training.

Joel Encarnacion-Rosado

15 Oct 2020 • 5 min read

Navigating fake news as a scientist

Navigating fake news as a scientist

GSA Communications & Outreach Subcommittee

8 Oct 2020 • 6 min read

Early Career Researchers, take charge and develop your career

Early Career Researchers, take charge and develop your career

28 Sep 2020 • 6 min read

An ECR’s guide to peer review

An ECR’s guide to peer review

Patricia Resa-Infante, Ewoud Compeer

11 Sep 2020 • 5 min read

How to get started in science communication

How to get started in science communication

Jacob L. Steenwyk, Michelle Jonika

21 Aug 2020 • 4 min read

How I learned to approach my research with love in the midst of a pandemic

How I learned to approach my research with love in the midst of a pandemic

It was in mid-March that I last held a pipette in my hands. I miss hearing it squeak as I turn the knob and the satisfactory click as I lodge

Shravanti Suresh

6 Aug 2020 • 4 min read

Building a Culture of Remote Science

Building a Culture of Remote Science

Science lives on exchanging results, ideas, praise and criticism. In this pursuit, we travel vast distances to come face to face with fellow scientists at conferences and other events. While

Daniel Müller-Komorowska

24 Jul 2020 • 4 min read

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