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I talked with @fromphdtolife about deciding to leave academia, finding out what you want from life, and choosing the next career. scienceforprogress.eu/57-ready-for-a… #AcademicTwitter #phdlife #academia #Career #careeradvice

Precarious work conditions in research, Portugal edition: A precariedade dos investigadores em Portugal: da excelência à dependência abrilabril.pt/nacional/preca…

In short, the status quo in science publishing is fast becoming unsustainable... nature.com/articles/d4158…

"The academic system, the way it's set up: You have to play The Game" youtube.com/watch?v=XAOs-f…

Climate scientist gets fired from climate science institute for asking climate scientists at a climate science conference to 'wake the public up to a dying planet'.

Report of the first Postdoc survey at the German Leibniz institutes. leibniz-postdoc.de/report-of-the-…

Animal use in research & the #3Rs. This is the 1st session of an online training course consisting of 4 #OnDemand sessions. Complete all 4 sessions to earn 6 LASA CPD points. responsibleresearchinpractice.co.uk/2022/08/15/ani… #animalwelfare #animalresearch #invivo

@Nuno_H_Franco No, this isn't my publication. Sorry! I work as a science journalist in Germany, now.

@SciForProgress Wait, are you back in business?

Special Issue: Mental Health in Academia - When the academic dream turns into a nightmare | Marie Curie Alumni Association buff.ly/3PUg6Kb

The misleading headlines go back to a misleading press release...

bUt We pRoViDE PeeR rEvIEw

People think peer review has been with us for centuries. Not really! Scientific publishing was always a hodgepodge and most outlets were nothing like our current system. Pre-publication peer review only became common in the 1960s. lps.library.cmu.edu/ETHOS/article/…

Are you an #ECR looking to engage in science policy? We want to hear from you! The Global Science Policy Network is conducting a survey to gauge the science policy priorities and interests of early-career researchers from around the globe. forms.gle/1Jd9kWsoDayhcb…

Here is a comparison of take home pay. Under pressure from ECRs and allies, @royalsocietynz raised the stipends for those starting in 2022. They did not tie it to cost of living, so by the time it came in, it was still less than minimum wage.🧐 Thanks @lcsnz for the graph!

The reproducibility crisis

@BastianFromm @MicrobiomDigest to elaborate a bit. If you post on Pubpeer 1 concerns are immediately public in permanent , searchable record 2 author notified and can reply 3 others may join debate 4 doesn’t stop you notifying journal or tweeting

"This is our story of the arduous journey to improve the medical and scientific literature." @BastianFromm, @Marc_Halushka, and Arun Patil write at @RetractionWatch twitter.com/RetractionWatc…

Nature podcast: mid-career scientists' advice to their younger selves go.nature.com/3SdeR8x

asli telli on Twitter twitter.com/aslitelli/stat…