Grant Jacobs • Jan 29, 2013 •
(Update: This article is for those who want to browse and explore the topic. Those wanting to get to the meat of it may like to head straight to the Some possible questions section.) Not just outside academia, but also outside science. If we are to believe BugGirl’s blog post, some might describe leaving academia as … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Aug 27, 2011 •
A few dates for the diary for locals. (Or those who happen to be in town at the time!) Regular readers will know that I have several times written about careers after the Ph.D. outside academia, particular to point out that these careers are not the ‘alternative’ as working outside of academia after completing a Ph.D. Read More
Grant Jacobs • Feb 07, 2011 •
There’s been a flurry articles about career paths for Ph.D. graduates over past week or so, prompting me to gather together (some of) them and pick up on a few points raised. This post is inspired, as it were, by a personal account by Kathy Weston in the Career Magazine section of … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Nov 08, 2010 •
Any local students looking to make a buck or looking for a foot into the door of the biotechnology industry? I would particularly encourage final-year students with a leaning towards the biotech industry or entrepreneurship to look at this opportunity, as the meeting will be an opportunity for you to mix and talk with biotechnology people … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Mar 10, 2010 •
Annually the TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference is held at Long Beach, California. Devoted to ’ideas worth spreading’ smaller TED events are now being hosted in other centres through a range of programs. A event making it’s way around the internet again was a lecture by Sir Ken Robinson at Vancouver, Canada, in … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Nov 29, 2009 •
In the southern hemisphere, final-year school students ought to be sorting out what to do next year. This article is an edited re-post of a guest post I wrote on Alison's blog before I had my own. Although written with science students in mind, most of it applies to students of all disciplines. Readers, share … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Nov 17, 2009 •
Just a quick follow-on of sorts from my earlier post Universities and (lack of) showcasing use of science degrees I’d like to point out an ‘Issues & Perspectives’ article from the Science Careers section of Science By Beryl Lieff Benderly: “Taken for Granted: Shocked, Shocked! to Find Disappointment on Campus”. It’s an interesting (re)examination of the academic … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Oct 21, 2009 •
Reading an article on Destigmatizing depression among medical trainees or graduates which, in turn, points to an article by Karen Hebe “Destigmatizing Depression” on Science magazine’s Science careers website, reminded me of an idea I had to improve the grad students’ and post-docs’ lot a few years ago. The original article focuses on … Read More