In January 2023, I resigned from my position at the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of Würzburg. Here are some of the things that I think I should have done differently when I moved there in 2015 to start my junior research group.
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A look back at a rather rocky 7th year of operations – 2022 was the year that seemed to race by in a matter of hours, but which also felt as though it aged me five years.
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Dear Ruth,
I’m very sorry that you were unhappy about the recent postings on the blog and the generally negative tone that has characterised a lot of the recent material. I’m also very sorry if you, as a fellow group leader, felt that you were being accused of exploiting the students in your care.
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Would a shop window for reviewers improve the inclusivity and efficiency of peer review?
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Seeing the faces of the current crop of ERC Starting Grant awardees (congratulations everybody!) made me realise that I’m not an early career researcher any more. Continue reading
PhD students are essential components of junior research groups – but who’s really the master, and who’s the apprentice? Continue reading
I’ve been thinking about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a lot in the last week… Continue reading
TIR has now had over 100,000 page views and 64,000 visitors. Here’s why I need to thank YOU. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 