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In conversation with the Algerian Women in Science (ALWIS) group
The Algerian Women in Science group is a new organisation, founded in 2020, committed to training Algerian women to be scientific leaders and supporting their careers.
TIR spoke to Anissa Belfetmi, Sabrina Absalon, and Sarah Helal, three of ALWIS‘ leadership team, to discuss their goals for the organisation and how they plan to help other Algerian women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). Continue reading
The 9 types of Science Lover
We all love science, but what kind of Science Lover are we? Continue reading
There at the birth (a short guide to reviewing scientific papers)
Being asked to review a paper is one of the biggest but commonest responsibilities a scientist has to take on. Here are some tips for how to go about it. Continue reading
Never to play The Dane
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
2021: TIR’s year in review
A look back at our 6th record-breaking year, and a big thanks to all of you out there. Continue reading
Our indomitable avatars
One of the most common tropes in art is about people following their dreams, or being encouraged to do so. There’ll be a scene with a chance encounter and a conversation that eventually arrives at the question: what did you want to be? Why did you stop trying? And then: Why not try now? Continue reading
A case of the Dorian Grays
What makes dealing with peer review so difficult is that it forces us to confront the worst conception of ourselves. Continue reading
The invisible hand of the market
Scientists like to claim – rightly – that they’re free to do research into whatever takes their fancy, but getting funding for it is a different matter. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 