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