Science life and careers

On Friday I woke up to an email from Science Online, announcing that the organisation would be dissolved and the next conference cancelled. Having seen Science Online grow from the …

Tomorrow I’m moderating the #ScioAlt discussion at Science Online, about “alternate” careers in science. I don’t really like the word “alternate”/“alternative” when it comes to science careers. I started my …

I don’t really have time to think about #scio14 yet, but for reference, here’s a copy of the proposal for a science career talk that Lou and I left on …

Last year I was invited to visit my old graduate department at the University of Toronto to speak on a panel about science careers. The panel was part of a …

I’d been in Cambridge for less than a year when I was in a doctor’s office filling out a depression questionnaire. I didn’t score enough points to be officially declared …

Look at this alternative careers ad I spotted in Nature, in the jobs section, nestled between ads for PhD positions. Here’s what I don’t like about this ad: 1. It …