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You know how they say that after you break up with someone, you need to meet that person again to see if you’re fully over it? Well, two years ago, I broke up with…
- Cleyde Helena
- May 8, 2019
In my last year of high school, a family friend gave birth to a little boy called Oliver. Unfortunately, he was born with a rare and aggressive form of cancer called a…
- Fiona Scott
- May 8, 2019
On a typical day for me as a chemistry PhD student, I am involved with several activities and tasks both inside and outside of the lab. Juggling these things requires a…
- Fiona Scott
- May 8, 2019
I've been approached by several colleagues who are currently pursuing their PhD and wondering what it is like to be a postdoc bridging two disciplines. I am sharing this…
- Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
- May 7, 2019
I fully agree that getting a PhD can carry you down a road filled with tests and pitfalls. Plus, pursuing post-graduate studies is definitely a test of how you address…
- Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
- May 7, 2019
Graduation is exciting! You made it! It paid off! Then there is this weird haze where time passes as you re-enter the human existence. Because you have worked so hard…
Earlier this year, I gave birth to a baby boy and two months later I started my new position as an Assistant Professor in biology at San Francisco State University. My…
- Pleuni Pennings
- May 7, 2019
Several months ago I completed a 35-hour yoga teacher training class. In following months as I tried to maintain my yoga practice while finishing my doctoral…
- Sarah Flannagan
- May 7, 2019
The German budget plan includes a 3% yearly increase in research spending; the number of yearly evaluations for institutions is likely to rise too.
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 7, 2019
One of the reasons why I love the hashtag #ScientistsWithTattoos on Twitter is that it demonstrates one of the many ways that scientists are also people with…
- Dr Anna Boegehold
- May 6, 2019