EC Blog
Welcome to the Early Career Blog!
These blogs aim 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, please email your SRF ECR representatives Dr Haidee Tinning (h.g.tinning@leeds.ac.uk), Dr Thomas Hopkins (thomas.hopkins@kcl.ac.uk), or María Sol Martinez (mariasolmartinez@unc.edu.ar). We’ve included a sample of topics we’re hoping to cover in 2027 below. If you feel you could write or contribute towards a blog on any of these topics (or others!) then we would love to hear from you.
- Parenthood and a career in science
- My first publication process
- Choosing your career path: academia, industry and beyond
- Getting involved with the media
- Combating fake news and scientific misinformation
- Engaging with policymakers and contributing to science policy
- Applying for grants, fellowships and travel awards
- What I wish I had known before starting my PhD
- AI in research: opportunities, challenges and responsible use
- Building successful research collaborations
- Dealing with manuscript and grant rejection
Networking at Conferences – An Early Career Researcher’s Guide
By Thomas Hopkins, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London For many early career researchers and clinicians, ... read more
Do I really belong here? Navigating imposter syndrome during a PhD
By María Sol Martinez, final year PhD student. Author Biography: María Sol completed her BSc in Biochemistry at the Catholic ... read more
Attending and presenting at my first conference – Fertility 2025 (Liverpool)
Attending and presenting at my first conference – Fertility 2025 (Liverpool) By Laura Quesada Ojeda Fertility is a widely renowned ... read more
What to know about undertaking a PhD split between two institutions
What to know about undertaking a PhD split between two institutions By Poppy White, a first-year PhD student Author biography: ... read more
Navigating the Dual Path: Balancing Clinical Training and Research in Reproductive Medicine
Navigating the Dual Path: Balancing Clinical Training and Research in Reproductive Medicine By Hannan Al-Lamee Author Bio: Hannan is a ... read more
Early Career, Big Impact: What I learnt at Fertility 2025.
Early Career, Big Impact: What I learnt at Fertility 2025 By Dr. Rohit Gautam Author Bio: Dr. Rohit Gautam is working as a Project ... read more
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