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Getting to know our editorial team: Owen Ouyang

Owen is our newest ecrLife editor! He brings in a lot of enthusiasm and new ideas that will help ECRs along their journey. Welcome to the team, Owen!

6 Nov 2025 • 3 min read

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New PIs: We need your help!

by Sophie Acton How did you go about find a host institution for your fellowship application? How did you choose a department when applying for a lectureship? How well supported

3 Jul 2018 • 1 min read

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Are scientific societies drifting into irrelevance?

Dramatic declines in the output of some society journals over the last five years has led to a shift of power in publishing, raising tough questions for scientific communities ”Peer-reviewed

19 Jun 2018 • 7 min read

Publishing

Are scientific societies drifting into irrelevance?

Dramatic declines in the output of some society journals over the last five years has led to a shift of power in publishing, raising tough questions for scientific communities ”Peer-reviewed

19 Jun 2018 • 7 min read

Finding your niche: stories from 4 junior PIs

One of the trickiest, most important goals of a postdoctoral position is ‘finding your niche’. Where is this elusive creature to be found? I have been given many pieces of

5 Jun 2018 • 5 min read

Finding your niche: stories from 4 junior PIs

One of the trickiest, most important goals of a postdoctoral position is ‘finding your niche’. Where is this elusive creature to be found? I have been given many pieces of

5 Jun 2018 • 5 min read

Ying Zhang

Welcome to this week’s eLife Ambassador interview with scientist series. We had a pleasure talking to Dr. Ying Zhang. Welcome Dr. Zhang and thank you for taking time to

Chinmaya Sadangi

31 May 2018 • 4 min read

Ying Zhang

Welcome to this week’s eLife Ambassador interview with scientist series. We had a pleasure talking to Dr. Ying Zhang. Welcome Dr. Zhang and thank you for taking time to

Chinmaya Sadangi

31 May 2018 • 4 min read

Hank Cheng

Welcome back to the eLife Ambassador Interview with Scientist series. This week we had a pleasure to talk to Dr. Hank Cheng. Dr. Cheng is currently a postdoctoral researcher at

Chinmaya Sadangi

24 May 2018 • 4 min read

Hank Cheng

Welcome back to the eLife Ambassador Interview with Scientist series. This week we had a pleasure to talk to Dr. Hank Cheng. Dr. Cheng is currently a postdoctoral researcher at

Chinmaya Sadangi

24 May 2018 • 4 min read

Why a postdoc should not be like doing a second PhD

What is the aim of a postdoc? Conventional wisdom suggests is that is all about getting the papers necessary to obtain an independent group leader position, and with good reason,

22 May 2018 • 2 min read

Why a postdoc should not be like doing a second PhD

What is the aim of a postdoc? Conventional wisdom suggests is that is all about getting the papers necessary to obtain an independent group leader position, and with good reason,

22 May 2018 • 2 min read

Tom Leung

We welcome you all for this week’s interview with scientist series. This week we had a pleasure of speaking to Dr. Tom Leung. Dr. Leung completed his MSc in

Chinmaya Sadangi

17 May 2018 • 5 min read

Tom Leung

Chinmaya Sadangi

17 May 2018 • 5 min read

Looking for ways to improve your manuscripts and peer reviews? This “science of science” reading list can help!

15 May 2018 • 2 min read

Looking for ways to improve your manuscripts and peer reviews? This “science of science” reading list can help!

15 May 2018 • 2 min read

Interview with Scientist - Dr. Vidita Vaidya

Chinmaya Sadangi

10 May 2018 • 4 min read

Interview with Scientist - Dr. Vidita Vaidya

Welcome back to the interview with scientist series. Last week, we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Dheeraj Roy. In this week’s interview, we are glad to bring

Chinmaya Sadangi

10 May 2018 • 4 min read

Dheeraj Roy

Welcome to the eLife Interview with scientist series. As an eLife ambassador, Dr. Chinmaya Sadangi has started a new initiative. The purpose of the interview series is to gather the

Chinmaya Sadangi

4 May 2018 • 3 min read

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