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26 Jun 2018 | 08:05 GMT

Why a career-planning tool may not help as much as it’s meant to

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, CV, PhD, Postgraduate

Why a career-planning tool may not help as much as it’s meant to

Individual development plans or IDPs—multi-part worksheets that help junior researchers asses their skills and map out possible career paths—are often touted as valuable training tools. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH), for example, “strongly encourages” IDPs for all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers funded through the agency, and many US institutions have made them mandatory.  Read more

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01 Jun 2018 | 09:14 GMT

Why learning to mentor and teach is more important for US faculty members than publishing papers

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Funding, PhD, Publishing, US

Why learning to mentor and teach is more important for US faculty members than publishing papers

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  • career
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  • Graduate school
  • graduate student
  • mentoring
  • PhD
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  • skills
  • STEM
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15 Mar 2018 | 08:00 GMT

Depression and anxiety are common among graduate students

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, PhD, Postgraduate, Relationships, Research, US

Depression and anxiety are common among graduate students

More than 40% of respondents to the voluntary survey had anxiety scores in the moderate to severe range, and nearly 40% of respondents showed signs of moderate to severe depression. Both rates were more than six times greater than those found in the general public using the same standardized questionnaires.  Read more

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29 Nov 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Powerlifting to a PhD

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Academia, Blog, Perspectives

Powerlifting to a PhD

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  • exercise
  • graduate student
  • powerlifting
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19 Oct 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Building skills through a gig

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Business, Career paths, Careers articles, Collaboration, Communication, Competition, CV, Faculty, Industry, Multimedia, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Publishing, Relationships, Research, Scientists on the move, Social media, Technology, Tenure, US

Building skills through a gig

I don’t see a lot of scientists taking advantage of the gig economy yet. People earning graduate degrees or working on postdocs are so focused on those immediate challenges, and most advisers don’t want them to work outside the lab.  Read more

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25 Apr 2017 | 12:30 GMT

Stepping up for hope

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Admin, Career paths, Communication, Faculty, Funding, In the news, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Research, US

Stepping up for hope

Scientists across the United States are just now returning to their labs after a weekend of marching, waving signs and, in many cases, wringing out rain-soaked lab coats. The steady rain that fell Saturday, 22 April, on the March for Science in Washington DC didn’t dampen participants’ enthusiasm for standing up for “science that upholds the common good and for political leaders and policy makers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest,” to quote the March for Science website’s mission statement.  Read more

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  • activism
  • budget
  • Donald Trump
  • funding
  • graduate student
  • march for science
  • politics
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30 Mar 2017 | 10:00 GMT

Degree and depression

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Communication, People Management, PhD, Postgraduate, Relationships, Research, UK, Uncategorized

Degree and depression

The study, published online in March in Research Policy, found high levels of mental distress among students. More than half of respondents reported at least two mental-health symptoms in recent weeks, and 32% reported four or more symptoms. Common complaints included feelings of constant strain, unhappiness, worry-induced sleep problems, and an inability to enjoy everyday activities.  Read more

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09 Sep 2016 | 12:00 GMT

Big data jobs are out there – are you ready?

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Business, Career paths, Collaboration, Communication, Data, Industry, Report, Research, Technology

Big data jobs are out there – are you ready?

Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University  … Read more

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