
The scientific community has entrenched oligarchies. Science would be better served if they were broken up.
Continue readingThe scientific community has entrenched oligarchies. Science would be better served if they were broken up.
Continue readingShouldn’t be we funding scientists as well as researchers?
Continue readingSeeing 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
A look back at our 6th record-breaking year, and a big thanks to all of you out there. Continue reading
If ever there was a word that needed reclaiming from the faux culture wars stoked by right-wing media machines, lost and wounded in an online no-man’s land of internecine strife, it is “elite”. Continue reading
We’ve already looked at the 9 types of peer reviewers, but you tend to encounter a slightly different breed when it comes grant reviews… Continue reading
A group leader carries the responsibility of securing funding for the group, but it’s a burden, not a secret. Continue reading
A thought experiment: what if career security in academia was inverted, and the positions of junior and senior faculty were reversed? Continue reading
More funding doesn’t mean less pressure. Continue reading
There are many different careers to be had in science, of which academia only encompasses a fraction. Here’s an overview of the whole spectrum. Continue reading