Career Development for STEMM researchers
I’ve been fortunate enough to chat with Dr Tope Amodu recently, a scientific writer at Random 42 Scientific Communication, London UK. She’s worked in scientific communications since graduating from a PhD in cancer biology in 2018. I spoke with Tope about her transition out of academia to scientific writing, her motivation to make this move, … Read more
Happy new year! I recently stumbled across a new initiative that I thought you might be interested in; a non-for-profit focusing on improving diversity in science: The Royal Society and The University of Westminster have provided a business case that demonstrates diversity is essential for delivering excellence in science. The study found that career progression … Read more
In recent weeks, people have reached out to me, asking about the best way to secure academic research posts, including PhD and postdoc positions. So, this week I thought I’d touch on this. The first thing you need to get right, is to produce an academic CV that gets itself on the ‘yes’ pile. … Read more