Career Development for STEMM researchers
Dr Vic Academic training poses a conundrum. It develops early career researchers well for academic careers, but not so well for work outside the academy. Yet there is a global shortage of permanent academic jobs (and as I outlined last time this shortage is, in all likelihood, set to increase in the coming years). Estimates of how … Read more
Read the FT recently? Economic doom and gloom are being reported from media outlets on a daily basis right now. Global unemployment has soared. US job loss claims have been quite literally off the chart in recent weeks, with other countries (such as France and Spain) reporting similar trends. Question is; is this a blip … Read more
Unless your research work is closely related to the national or global COVID-19 response, you’ll likely be working from home (WFH) by now. Globally, many institutions are now closed in an effort to keep staff, students and the wider community safe. And no one knows when labs will reopen. This means, with weeks or even … Read more