Beyond The Bench

From Bug Barns to Morse Code

- Jessica Parks, Ph.D. -

[su_box title=”About Jessica Parks” box_color=”#262733"]About Jessica Parks: Jessica Parks is an eyewitness memory expert, working in the court system by day, and indulging her alter ego as an educational course entrepreneur by…

Understanding by Doing

- Tyler J. Ford, Ph.D. -

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ow that I’ve got my PhD, and I’ve been working in a science communication position for a few years, I’m often asked how I “ended up” in SciComm. The first thing to point out is that I certainly didn’t just “end up”…

My Journey Coming Out of the Deep Dark Ditch of “publish or perish”

- Sandhya Sriram, PhD -

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ver since I decided to pursue research, I was told one thing — You have to have good publications to succeed as a scientist. This was embedded…

Perseverance to Passion

- Alan A. Arnold, Ph.D. -

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y story is the embodiment of taking perseverance and turning it into passion. What is perseverance? Perseverance is steadfastness in doing something despite the difficulty. To persevere is to persist in a state or…

My Unconventional yet Common Science Career Path

Lakshmi Ramachandran, PhD

- Scientific Writer — National University of Singapore -

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hree years ago, I got involved in the activities of a voluntary ‘Women In Science’ (WIS)…

Crystals are a Girl’s Best Friend

- Julia Bates -

“Oh look at my pretty crystals!” I squealed in delight.

“Remember, the pretty ones aren’t always the best,” the postdoc sitting next to me commented.

Forever a scientist: How I found my career niche

- Julia Bates -

“No Julia, you are still a scientist. You will always be a scientist”.

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hose were the words spoken by my mentor Professor Jenny Martin, as we sat drinking…

Academic dreams: they come and they go

- Bill Hinchen -

Is it time I let go of the academic dream? I seem to have been battling with this question for several years now.