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Careers ‘from’ but not ‘in’ science: why aspirations to be a scientist are challenging for minority ethnic students? [PDF]

, 2015
The importance of science to the economy and for the progression of society is widely acknowledged. Yet, there are concerns that minority ethnic students in the UK are underrepresented, and even excluded, from post-compulsory science education and ...
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A good life

eLife, 2012
Following a career in science involves long hours and hard work, but as Eve Marder explains in the first of a series of columns, it can also be extremely rewarding.
Eve Marder
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Methods for measuring the citations and productivity of scientists across time and discipline [PDF]

, 2010
Publication statistics are ubiquitous in the ratings of scientific achievement, with citation counts and paper tallies factoring into an individual's consideration for postdoctoral positions, junior faculty, tenure, and even visa status for international
Alexander M. Petersen, Fengzhong Wang, H. Eugene Stanley, J. C. Huber, R. N. Mantegna   +4 more
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Part of the research family

eLife, 2018
eLife is publishing a collection of articles and interviews with scientists who are parents to explore how to get the best of both worlds.
Emma Pewsey
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Problems and Prospects of Interdisciplinarity: The Case of Philosophy of Science [PDF]

, 2016
In this paper, we discuss some problems and prospects of interdisciplinary encounters by focusing on philosophy of science as a case study. After introducing the case, we give an overview about the various ways in which philosophy of science can be ...
Kaiser, Marie I., Kronfeldner, Maria, Meunier, Robert   +2 more
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Crossing oceans

eLife, 2013
Eve Marder explains why all scientists should spend time living and working in a foreign country.
Eve Marder
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GC Insights: Space sector careers resources in the UK need a greater diversity of roles [PDF]

Geoscience Communication, 2022
Educational research highlights that improved careers education is needed to increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
M. O. Archer, C. L. Waters, S. Dewan, S. Foster, A. Portas   +4 more
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Luck, jobs and learning

eLife, 2013
Eve Marder believes that many of the most important events in our lives, both personal and professional, depend to some degree on luck or chance.
Eve Marder
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Communities creating change

eLife, 2018
Women scientists across India are working together to build and advocate for family-friendly policies at their institutes.
Bridget M Kuehn
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Persistence and Uncertainty in the Academic Career [PDF]

, 2012
Understanding how institutional changes within academia may affect the overall potential of science requires a better quantitative representation of how careers evolve over time.
A. M. Petersen, Barab  si, Cyranoski, F. Pammolli, Gabrielli, Guimera, H. E. Stanley, Kaminski, Kaplan, M. Riccaboni, Mazloumian, Merton, Owen-Smith, Palla, Ratkiewicz, Vespignani   +15 more
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