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01 Mar 2018 | 08:01 GMT

The leaky pipeline: Thank putdowns, slights

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Communication, Diversity, PhD, Physics, Research, US

A study involving interviews and online posts of 28 women in the later stages of PhD studies in engineering and physical sciences in the United States, published 31 January in the journal Social Sciences, revealed many day-to-day slights that left them feeling alienated and undervalued. Some said they were contemplating leaving research as a result. “There’s a culture in male-dominated environments,” says Bianca Bernstein, a co-author of the study and a psychologist at Arizona State University in Tempe. “Some women feel it’s not for them.”  … Read more

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  • #metoo
  • assault
  • bias
  • discrimination
  • engineering
  • female scientist
  • gender
  • gender bias
  • leaky pipeline
  • physical sciences
  • physics
  • women in engineering
  • women in physics
  • women in science
  • Women in STEM

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21 Nov 2017 | 08:30 GMT

The struggles of female and underrepresented scientists

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Diversity, PhD, Postgraduate, Publishing, Research, US

The struggles of female and underrepresented scientists

Female and Hispanic faculty representation in the United States increased significantly between 1992 and 2015, but more slowly for black and indigenous faculty members, according to a review study of personnel records from four large US land-grant institutions published in PLoS One . The small numbers of URM lack the data necessary to draw valid  conclusions about retention. However, the study found, URM hiring is increasing, but not at the rate expected for the number of STEM doctoral degrees earned by the populations.  Read more

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  • academia
  • diversity
  • gender bias
  • physics
  • promotion
  • publishing
  • salary
  • STEM
  • tenure
  • underrepresented minorities
  • women in science

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27 Sep 2017 | 13:00 GMT

How to escape a ‘paint-by-numbers’ career

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Ask the expert, Career paths, Industry, Mobility, Perspectives, US

How to escape a ‘paint-by-numbers’ career

If you’re like me, you entered university with a plan: to follow a career path that many had followed before. This is common, because school trains us to follow directions. Earning a degree involves predefined steps:  … Read more

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  • Academia to Industry
  • career design
  • career path
  • create
  • david giltner
  • david m giltner
  • own path
  • physics
  • Transferable skills
  • turningscience

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16 Jun 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Reflections on the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, Diversity, Europe, Events

Reflections on the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program

Springtime in Paris seems a fitting backdrop for any awards ceremony but particularly so in the case of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program. I recently had the honour of attending the 2017 International Awards along with 14 other early career researchers from around the globe, as part of the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talents Fellowship.  Read more

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  • biology
  • chemistry
  • diversity
  • engineering
  • fwis
  • initiative
  • L'Oreal
  • muireann irish
  • neuroscience
  • paris
  • physics
  • research concil
  • rising talents
  • unesco
  • united nations
  • women in science

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27 Dec 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Making graphene flakes in a kitchen blender

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Business, Career paths, Careers articles, Chemistry, Diversity, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Making graphene flakes in a kitchen blender

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

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  • away from home
  • dublin
  • graphene
  • India
  • indian
  • indigenus
  • ireland
  • Masters
  • move
  • nature india
  • news
  • physics
  • postdoc
  • trinity college
  • varra eswaraiah
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03 Oct 2016 | 19:19 GMT

A look out to a dark Universe: Three young scientists share their thoughts

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Physics

A look out to a dark Universe: Three young scientists share their thoughts

You can find the full Outlook, covering the Lindau conference, Nobel prize winners, and Q&As with George Smoot and Brian Schmidt, here.  Read more

Tags:

  • astronomy
  • dark energy
  • gravitational waves
  • Lindau
  • Nature
  • Nobel Prize
  • outlook
  • physics
  • space
  • universe

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28 Sep 2016 | 18:00 GMT

Ain’t no stopping them now

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Multimedia, Physics, Research, Technology

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  • art mcdonald
  • Lindau
  • neutrinos
  • physics
  • video

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28 Sep 2016 | 09:00 GMT

US research centres create opportunities

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Chemistry, Collaboration, Diversity, Faculty, Funding, Industry, Physics, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Relationships, Research, Technology, Uncategorized, Undergraduate, US

US research centres create opportunities

NSF on 26 September announced US$94 million to support four new Science and Technology Centers (STCs). Each awardee will receive up to $24 million over a 5-year period, with the possibility of a continuation for 5 more years. In addition to these latest awards, NSF supports eight active STCs across the United States. Each STC involves partnerships across universities, federal labs, industry and other organizations.  Read more

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  • accelerator
  • cell biology
  • functional imaging
  • imaging
  • industry
  • materials science
  • mechanobiology
  • National Science Foundation
  • nuclear physics
  • particle physics
  • physics

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27 Sep 2016 | 18:00 GMT

Tick-tock cold cold clock

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Multimedia, news, Physics, Research

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  • Lindau
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  • physics
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26 Sep 2016 | 18:00 GMT

Big box, small box, light-filled box

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Multimedia, Physics, Picks of the week, Research

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  • serge haroche
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