Leading a Lab: Compass Program for Leadership and Management Training
Jamie Meegan, PhD
Free leadership and management training and mentoring program for early-career researchers
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Exciting AND Consistent? Verbs and Nouns in Scientific Writing
Rebecca Helton, MA
Pop quiz: Which of these sentences is more interesting? 1. We did the experiment, and it was a vivid example of the power of broccoli to make kids gag. 2. We performed …
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Point_Mutation Gives a Master Class in Scientists as Wackaloons.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Our gloriously strange twitter science buddies shared what it takes to make experiments that are feisty work.
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Note to Self
Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD
Grants are awarded to institutions. My research is oddly enough not attached to me. Case in point: The Superior Court of San Diego has issued an injunction to block transition …
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Before Shouting from the Rooftops, Wait for the Evidence
The Edge for Scholars
When writing or speaking about your research for public consumption, learn from the problems HNR found with this press release.
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Getting Over Procrastination
The Edge for Scholars
The tendency to procrastinate dates back to the very beginnings of civilization. As early as 1400 B.C., Steel told me, ancient Egyptians were struggling with basic time management. ‘Friend, stop …
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You're Never Going to Bounce Back, So Stop Trying: Academic Version
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
I’m in midst of a fantastic read by Navy Seal Eric Greitens called Resilience. If you want your philosophy in the form of a solid gut punch from someone …
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Why You Should Read The Creative Habit
The Edge for Scholars
So you’re not a dancer. You’re not a musician. You’re not an artist or a poet. Why read this book? Because you have ideas: ideas for new …
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Nature: The Plight of Young Scientists
Rebecca Helton, MA
A recent news feature in Nature highlighted challenges facing early career scientists, from pressure to publish to shrinking funding and the increasing length of time before reaching research independence. Early …
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