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: ashattock21@rvc.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

A Fruitful Failure Fable

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 Bioinformatics at the Panjab University and a PhD in Animal Biotechnology from ICAR-NDRI, India. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at...

The Importance of a Good Mentor by Dr Gbenga Eweoya

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 Gbenga is presently a Senior Lecturer and the Ag.ead of the Anatomical Sciences Department at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. His interest in...

Having children during a PhD/Research Fellowship

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 Representative. Author Biography:                                                    I graduated from the Royal Veterinary College with my veterinary...

Taking a career break in academia

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 scheme (find out more here: https://srf-reproduction.org/srf-mentoring-scheme/) Can you briefly describe your career journey,...

Navigating the transition from BSc/MSc to PhD

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 University of Birmingham and then went on to gain her MSc in Reproduction and Development from the University of Bristol. She is now in the final...

Maintaining a good work-life balance

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 University of Cambridge. Author Biography: Amanda completed her undergraduate degree (BSc) at the University of Adeliade, Australia, followed...