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P.S. Part 3 to follow soon!

Over the last decade, I spent quite some time (soul)searching for my career path in an attempt to overcome my "academic midlife crisis".

I finally got around to putting useful tips and resources together, and hope they can help you too!

#AcademicSky #PhDSky #highered #academicChatter

To sum it up: talking about what we do, why it matters, and how the latest changes are impacting us is more important than ever!

The National Science Policy Network also has some free resources available to teach you how to communicate your science for policy.

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Science Under Threat in the United States: Campaigning for science and scientists A Congressional Science & Technology policy fellow outlines some options available for responding to the blatant attacks on science and the scientific workforce in the US.

The research community is reeling from the barrage of attacks we've endured in the last 2 months. Many feel helpless, but Adriana Bankston picked up her pen and jotted down some ways for us to stand up for science.

elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Our program manager extraordinaire, Ayesha Ahmad, is leaving us, so we have an exciting position open to take on her role. jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/28956 In addition to this being an exciting position, you will also get to learn from Ayesha before she departs.

R4E Presents: How to carry out a meta-analysis webinar — R4E Lead by Dr. Mike Malek-Ahmadi, Senior bioinformatics scientist at Banner Alzheimer’s Intitute Thursday March 27th, 2025 11 AM ET/ 4PM CET Register here: https://forms.gle/oGbALBZJ9xmYuciy8

We are talking about how to carry out a meta-analysis with
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A Direct Hit, by @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
"This is a moment to unite."

Join @repro4everyone.bsky.social on Feb 25th to learn how to write research methods that others can actually reuse!

#academicskye

Pitch Us Do you have a question for us, or for any of the authors? Don't hesitate to send us an email (ecrlife.editors[at]gmail.com)! Think you have an interesting science story or idea to share? Pitch us bel...

ecrlife is a platform for ECRs to share stories, ideas and experiences about their journey in science. It has a lot of good resources, so make sure to check out its other posts too.

Want to try out some of its tips and tricks? Submit your pitch here: ecrlife.org/contact/

How to overcome writer’s block to share your ideas Writing plays a central role in the life of Early Career Researchers. It might seem daunting at first, but with time it becomes easier and even fun! Here, Angel shares some tips on how to set yourself...

When I first ventured into #scicomm, I spent a lot of time staring at a blank page..

This blog post has some good tips for ECRs on how to get over your fear of the blank page (and your perfectionism) so that you can start to write.

ecrlife.org/how-to-overc...
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Join us today to learn more about reproducible research workflows in genetics and genomics!

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