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Building for the future

eLife, 2013
As the staff of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology settle into their new building in Cambridge, its director Hugh Pelham explains the challenges of living up to its prestigious past.
Hugh Pelham
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Targeted action to increase inclusion at the Wellcome Sanger Institute

eLife
The Sanger Excellence Fellowship has been established to increase the representation of researchers with Black-heritage backgrounds at a leading research centre in the UK.
Saher Ahmed, David J Adams, Muzlifah Haniffa, Aidan Maartens, Maria Augusta Arruda   +4 more
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Planning during pregnancy

eLife, 2019
Colleagues, funders and institutions can support pregnant researchers in a variety of ways.
Bridget M Kuehn
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Accelerating Research Careers in Science Through Early Mentored Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Masters' Students at the University of California, San Francisco Center for AIDS Research. [PDF]

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2023
Sauceda JA, Watabe J, Sterling L, Fuchs J, Parangan-Smith A, Uwaezuoke K, Gandhi M, Marquez C.   +7 more
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Feeling abandoned but energized

eLife
Many individual researchers are frustrated by the response – or the lack of a response – from universities to a growing crisis.
Vaughn S Cooper
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Searching for the one

eLife, 2017
The views of peers are important when applying for a faculty position, but so are research plans and being a good 'fit'. Many universities are also trying to reduce bias in their recruitment processes.
Helga Groll
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Female Neighbors and Careers in Science

Research Policy
How much does your neighbor impact your test scores and career? In this paper, we examine how an observable characteristic of same-age neighbors—their gender—affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness in the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next.
Sofoklis Goulas, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yi Zhang   +2 more
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How scientists and institutions should respond

eLife
Individual researchers and university leaders need to make the case for science to their elected representatives and to the public at large.
Ran Blekhman
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“Science Is Important, but Why?” Primary-Age Children’s Lack of Understanding of Why We Study STEM and the Nature of Science Careers

Social Sciences
Despite persistent concerns about STEM workforce shortages in the UK, efforts to promote science study and careers have had limited success in translating into aspirations among young people.
Cherry Canovan, Robert Walsh
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Are we there yet?

eLife, 2019
Traveling to conferences with children presents a number of logistical and financial challenges.
Nicole Swann
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