Improving Your Scientific Communication Skills

In his book ‘Five Stars,’ best-selling author Carmine Gallo highlights the one skill that will catapult your career from good to great – communication. Being a great communicator is what gets your ideas heard. As scientists we rely on our ideas to get us funding, jobs, promotions, and to essentially keep our work going. The … Read more

Why Understanding Workplace Culture is so Important for Job Seekers

Since graduating in 1999, I’ve had the pleasure of working in 6 academic departments and 4 multinationals. I’ve transitioned from academia to industry twice; once as a graduate and again later as a PI. And therefore, also moved from industry to academia once (and who knows what’s on the cards for me in the future….). … Read more

Combating Sexism in Academia: Gender-specific Actionable Changes

This week I’m delighted to introduce Carmen Rietdijk PhD, who’s provided an opinion piece on sexism in academia. Carmen is a certified coach for PhD students. Her philosophy is that the PhD experience can be so much more than an uphill battle. She offers specialised one-to-one coaching, workshops, and presentations on a wide range of … Read more