A student’s guide to finding and securing a desirable PhD mentor in the...
Several years ago I wrote a satirical article titled “How not to get a lab job.” In that piece, designed primarily for graduate students who were looking for post-doctoral positions, I tried to use...
View ArticleWorrying about Deserts of Nothingness
Recently a website calling itself UKRI Observatory published two blogposts analysing information obtained by them under FoI regarding assessments of EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training. The point the...
View ArticleDoes Leadership Need to be More Touchy-Feely?
If our sector is to see more minorities rise through the ranks to positions of power, indeed if any sector is to achieve this and go on, for instance, to remove the typical gender pay gap, then...
View ArticleSausage Machines in the Academic Lab
There was a bit of a spat over Twitter last week regarding how many hours students (and postdocs) should be expected to do at the bench. This originated in a tweet from a professor of chemistry but I...
View ArticleHierarchies and the Power Imbalance
It is perhaps helpful, if depressing, that stories of harassment and bullying in many spheres now reach headline status. Helpful because it means these issues get an airing instead of simply lurking...
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