Sustainable Science 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
Life in Science 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
Life in Science 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
Careers Early Career Researchers, take charge and develop your career You are not alone in feeling overwhelmed when trying to plan out your career development. Discover some tips and tricks to best overcome this feeling and take charge! ecrLife 28 Sep 2020 • 6 min read
Publishing An ECR’s guide to peer review As an early career researcher, how do you get invited to review manuscripts? Patricia Resa-Infante, Ewoud Compeer 11 Sep 2020 • 5 min read
Life in Science How to get started in science communication Science communication refers to sharing and raising awareness about scientific discoveries to a broad audience. Although many scientists engage broad audiences, not all scientists feel this is an important aspect Jacob L. Steenwyk, Michelle Jonika 21 Aug 2020 • 4 min read
Life in Science 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
Life in Science Making science more inclusive for trans scientists Many scientists who identify as trans suffer from discrimination. Nearly 50% of trans people in physics have experienced exclusionary behavior in their workplace, according to a 2016 report from the Dori Grijseels 18 May 2020 • 4 min read
Life in Science Here's how COVID-19 is affecting my first year in graduate school The rapidly and constantly evolving COVID-19 situation has dramatically affected career plans for both early-career faculty and senior graduate students. There is no doubt that these worries about tenure clocks Zach Zeisler 27 Apr 2020 • 5 min read
Careers Safety vs freedom: the landscape of post-PhD careers Like so many others, we faced a huge dilemma at the end of our respective PhD programs: after many long years of working in the lab: where do we go Natalia Bielczyk, Elisenda Bonet-Carne 23 Apr 2020 • 6 min read
Mentoring "My PhD broke me"—bullying in academia and a call to action Workplace bullying—repetitive abusive, threatening, humiliating and intimidating behaviour—is on the rise globally. And matters are worse in academia. In the UK, for example, up to 42% of academics ecrLife 5 Nov 2019 • 8 min read
Life in Science Why scientists need to explore our vulnerability The light of my phone glares at me as I go through my morning routine of checking emails on my phone from bed. “Dear Mr. Tan, Thank you for submitting Shawn ZK Tan 20 Jul 2019 • 4 min read
