by Gary McDowell | Sep 7, 2017 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Resources
Registration is only open for ONE MORE WEEK for the Ethical and Inspiring Mentorship in STEM (FoR College Park) meeting to be held September 21st, 2017 at University of Maryland, as part of National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week #NPAW2017. You can find out more info...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 4, 2017 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers, Personal perspectives, Policy, Resources
On Sept 12, from 1-2pm EST Future of Research (@FORsymp) and the Union of Concerned Scientists (@SciNetUCS) will co-host a Tweetchat on “Mentoring the future,” talking about what mentoring in science is/should be, and how we should change the...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 29, 2017 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
FoR Boston 2017: Leadership for Early Career Researchers We are looking for volunteers in the Boston area to help with this year’s meeting, to be held November 17-18 at Boston University. The goal of the meeting is to figure out how to help Early Career...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 14, 2017 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
Among the many roles that scientists play, mentoring younger scientists is one which researchers are rarely trained for. In the current STEM research environment, where lack of funding is but one of the systemic issues faced by young scientists, the roles,...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 20, 2017 | Events & Networking, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) serves as a national voice for graduate-level career and professional development. The 2017 GCC meeting, held at MD Anderson Cancer Center in...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 17, 2017 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, Policy, Rigor and Reproducibility
Should we change science? What are the barriers to making change? Whose responsibility is it to change science and how do we engage all scientists and other stakeholders? Join us and the Union of Concerned Scientists for a Twitter chat on “Changing science”, as...