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05 Apr 2017 | 13:00 BST

Securing workplace rights for scientists in the age of Trump

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Career paths, Collaboration, Diversity, In the News, Perspectives, Research, Tenure, Union, US

Securing workplace rights for scientists in the age of Trump

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the scientific community is on edge. The future of federal science funding remains unclear, campus inclusivity is under threat, immigration policy is in disarray, and entire academic fields – such as climate change research – fear the worst.  Read more

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  • berkeley
  • campus
  • climate change
  • contract
  • Donald Trump
  • immigration
  • inclusivity
  • pay
  • post doc
  • postdoc
  • public
  • research
  • scientific jobs
  • security
  • trump
  • UAW
  • uc
  • UCLA
  • union
  • university
  • university california
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22 Mar 2017 | 12:15 GMT

On academic job insecurity and the ultimate tenure

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Careers articles, CV, Funding, Mobility, Perspectives, Postdoc

On academic job insecurity and the ultimate tenure

My latest mini-meltdown came after eight years in research employment, at the beginning of Contract No. 17. It came late. I’d lost a couple of thousand GBP from moving out hastily, lived for two months with my mum, moved far from the city of my university to use the affordable seaside lets in winter, and was about to live out of a suitcase in a youth hostel while my “permanent” accommodation became free. Three masters, PhD, top UK University and all. Most read paper of the month and a “will be delighted to hear about your ongoing work” letter from a senior parliamentary official in my inbox.  Read more

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  • accomodation
  • balance
  • contract
  • data
  • grant
  • mila petrova
  • panic
  • postdoc
  • stress
  • work-life balance

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28 Nov 2016 | 13:00 GMT

The hidden costs of a career in scientific research

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Faculty, Research, Tenure

The hidden costs of a career in scientific research

That a career in science is demanding is unsurprising. But alongside long hours spent in the lab grappling with abstract concepts, the number of years of education it takes to enter the professional ranks and the increasingly unstable nature of such employment, exists a further demand: money. It’s no secret that science costs money — building the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and sequencing the human genome cost around €3 billion each — but what is less obvious is that entry to a career in science often requires considerable personal financial sacrifice.  Read more

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