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Tools to overcome language barriers and ensure good-quality academic language

This post explains how ESL authors may use AI tools like ChatGPT and other online tools to help overcome the barrier of language and publishing manuscripts in English…
Tools to overcome language barriers and ensure good-quality academic language

Gene editing controversy, Doomsday Clock, celebrating unsung female scientists, and more! (Good reads, January 2019)

The first month of the New Year has already gone by! We hope you have had a great start. If you have been too busy to catch up with all the happenings in the academic…
Gene editing controversy, Doomsday Clock, celebrating unsung female scientists, and more! (Good reads, January 2019)

Maybe rejection is just a way of clearing your path for better things

After you receive the rejection email from a grad school program you applied to, the questions always come. What could I have done differently? Was my file extensively…
Maybe rejection is just a way of clearing your path for better things

First year scramble: The worst is over!

I was warned about this in advance. When I applied to various graduate programs, current PhD students painted a rather scary picture of a typical first year experience…
First year scramble: The worst is over!

Knowing when to let go

For those of you mad enough to do a PhD, I have some advice: knowing when to let go is important, but knowing when to say yes is also important. Doing favors for people,…
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  • May 22, 2019
Knowing when to let go

When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science

The words “published in a peer reviewed journal” are sometimes considered as the gold standard in science. But any professional scientist will tell you that the fact an…
When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science

Unlocking science communication for a better-informed society

Read this post to understand science communication, why it's important, and tips for effectively communicating your scientific research.
Unlocking science communication for a better-informed society

(Help!) I moved overseas to do my PhD

I made the difficult decision of pursuing a PhD in the UK. I felt that it suited both my background and future plans, better than the US graduate programs. I knew it…
(Help!) I moved overseas to do my PhD

Digital accessibility: What it means and why it is important in scholarly publishing

This article explores the concept of digital accessibility, discusses why it is important in scholarly publishing, and looks at how publishers are facilitating…
Digital accessibility: What it means and why it is important in scholarly publishing

One day at a time: Learning to cope with my anxiety

Dr. Erica Hawkins, a postdoctoral scientist working on starch synthesis in plants, shares her story of battling mental health issues such as anxiety and OCD as an…