EC Blog
Welcome to the Early Career Blog!
This new area aims to provide a wide variety of career advice to our Early Career members. If you are interested in writing a blog post or have any suggestions of topics you’d like us to cover, please email: rebecca.ainslie@ed.ac.uk We’ve included a sample of topics we’re hoping to cover below, if you would like to write about any of these then we would love to hear from you!
– Leaving a post that isn’t for you
– Choosing Between Academia and Industry
– Building resilience
– Parenthood during a PhD/postdoc
– Returning to academia/work after a career break
My Vacation Scholarship Experience
Medical Sciences undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh By Kyla Mundie Author biography: I am an honours year Medical Sciences ... read more
A Fruitful Failure Fable
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham By Vipul Batra Vipul completed a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in System Biology and ... read more
Moving countries for a PhD? The good, the bad and everything in between!
Postdoctoral Screening Scientist at the National Phenotypic Screening Centre, University of Dundee. By Dr Kane I completed my master’s ... read more
The Importance of a Good Mentor by Dr Gbenga Eweoya
By Dr Gbenga Eweoya, Senior Lecturer in Anatomical Sciences Department, University of Abuja, Nigeria. Author Biography: Dr ... read more
Getting into science communication: An interview with Sarah Norcross, director of PET
By Sarah Norcross, Director of PET Progress Educational Trust Please click here to watch the video Author Biography: Sarah isn’t a ... read more
Having children during a PhD/Research Fellowship
By Dr Jessica Lawson, Research Fellow at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), and former SRF PhD Early Career ... read more
Taking a career break in academia
By Suman Rice, Reader in Reproductive Physiology at St George’s, University of London, as well as a mentor in SRF’s free mentoring ... read more
How to Effectively Use Your Postdoc Position to Prepare you for an Independent Faculty Position
By Dr Claire Stenhouse, Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pennsylvania State University Author Biography: Claire ... read more
Navigating the transition from BSc/MSc to PhD
By Alexandra Shattock, a third-year PhD student. Author Biography: Alex completed her BSc in Biomedical Science at the ... read more
Should I or shouldn’t I: Exploring the ups and downs of a doctoral degree.
By Dr Rebecca Blanchard, Teaching Associate within the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of ... read more
Maintaining a good work-life balance
Maintaining a good work-life balance By Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, Professor of Fetal and Placental Physiology at the ... read more
