In the first of a pair of blogs, Dr Kirstin Purves reflects on resilience from the perspective of an early career researcher. Next up will be the sister blog where Prof Thalia Eley will answer the same questions from the perspective of a senior academic. What…
In this blog, Placement student Steven Bright writes about the evidence behind different coping behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past year, we’ve all been trying to adapt to our new way of life during the pandemic. Whether it’s exercising at home or video chatting with loved…
We must maintain an intersectional perspective in discussions around race and racism, to better understand and reflect on the diverse realities experienced by individuals across racialised groups. In this post, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Dr Ziada Ayorech, reflects on her experiences as a Black academic, as well as a female, and…
In this blog Jonny interviews Ashley Austin, Research and Evaluation Manager at Mind, to discuss research roles outside of academia. Ashley has had a range of research roles across the public, private, and voluntary sectors. Ashley currently spends the majority of her week at Mind in the Strategy and Insight…
In Part 2 of Jonny’s interview with Jacob Diggle, Head of Strategy and Insight at Mind, they discuss different types fo collaboration request and advice for academics wanting to collaborate with voluntary organisations. If you missed it, read Part 1 here.
In this blog, Jonny interviews Jacob Diggle, Head of Strategy and Insight at Mind, to discuss collaboration between academic and voluntary organisations, reflecting on Jacob’s decade of experience working with charities and public sector organisations.
Yasmin considers the ways in which we measure and discuss race, ethnicity and ancestry in human research. When scientists use these terms incorrectly, they reinforce and perpetuate inaccurate and often racist narratives. Everyone loses when science is not diverse. But how do we measure diversity? In scientific…
In this blog Prof Thalia Eley shares some reflections on the difficulties of balancing life and an academic career in the context of a chronic condition. We think much of what she has learned may apply to those finding themselves slow to recover from Covid.
In this blog, Dr Kirstin Purves, a post-doc in the EDIT Lab put various questions about the career paths ahead to Prof Thalia Eley. We hope this might be useful to others experiencing this challenging career stage. The focus here is primarily on options within academia, but of course there…
The perfect banana bread recipe? The definition of ‘unprecedented’? How to unmute yourself on zoom? In this blog, EDIT Lab members reflect on what they have learnt from 2020.
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