Michael Edmonds • Apr 27, 2015 •
My parents have recently moved house and in the process of downsizing have shipped me some of my old stuff (books, old report cards, photos). It has been very interesting going through it, particularly looking at some of the item which I think influenced my choice to become a scientist. Previously, my fellow blogger Grant Jacobs asked readers “What … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Apr 14, 2014 •
You have your PhD. Now what? Hopefully most doctoral students try think about that well before they complete their PhD. Either way, this infographic drawn from data from post-doctoral fellows in the USA makes for interesting reading - [caption id="attachment_12490" align="aligncenter" width="640"] (Source: the acsb post, 'Where Will a Biology PhD Take You?' by Jessica … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Feb 27, 2014 •
… are the theme of the newly-lauched website, MySciCareer. The website, developed by Eva Amsen and Lou Woodley, former biochemists who now work in science publishing, aims to expose a wide range of career options for those with scientific training through first-person stories available at a single source. The articles … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Oct 05, 2012 •
A number of articles early this year presented scientists and their science ‘as they are’ to others.* I am science looked at how people became part of science. Following Kevin’s original post and the many tweets that followed have been captured in a storify article and successfully raised crowd-sourced funding to turn it … Read More