Academic Careers

Academic CVs that get Noticed

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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

Bad Bosses and How to Handle them

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Thanks again for all the fantastic feedback you’ve provided about your career issues. In this first post following your comments, I’m going to deal with one of the most common problems you raised, which was the tricky subject of how to deal with problems associated with your supervisor/boss.  This is clearly a very pressing problem … Read more

(Re)-Introducing Biomed Badass

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Dear Reader, Hi there, I’m Vicky Sherwood, the founder of the Biomed Badass (BB) blog and community. I just need to be straight up with you about something: This past 12 months has been a real rollercoaster for me. I had a baby in June and since then I’ve been trying to get my life … Read more