Tag: career advice
10 Insightful Podcasts About a Career in Science
To celebrate the upcoming launch of The Cancer Researcher Podcast, created by the European Association for Cancer Research, we're publishing a short series of...
“The transition from academia to industry can be intimidating”: Career insights...
"Toto, we’re not in academia anymore…"
…this was one of the first sentences I said when I walked into my new office in Boston, USA,...
Interview with EACR Emeritus member Professor Ulrich Schneeweiss
We recently received an email from a longstanding EACR member, 97 year-old Professor Ulrich Schneeweiss. Professor Schneeweiss, who has been an EACR member for...
My Ph.D. adviser fired me. Here’s how I moved on
By Anurag Srivastava
My Ph.D. adviser called me into his office, saying I needn’t bring my notebook. Puzzled, I followed him and sat down. We’d met...
When it’s Challenging, Think Outside of the Box
The cancer research community is reacting and adapting to the restrictions placed on us by the COVID-19 outbreak. We’ve asked EACR members to contribute...
How and Where to Write a Thesis
To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a Ph.D. student in possession of data must be in want of a...
Time management tips for PhD students
"Tempus Fugit, Time Matters"
Every time I meet PhD students at the beginning of their career, I’m always asking them: Are you seriously taking into...
How to ‘Sell’ Your Research to Your Peers
If you think that speaking to peers about your research is much easier than talking to people on the street, you may be surprised....
5 tips to take care of yourself during your PhD
We all experience stressful times during our PhD which can be fuelled by failing experiments, guilt for taking time off, jealousy of successful colleagues...
Let’s talk about mental health
Our mental health fluctuates as our life changes. We all have times when we feel down, stressed, or angry, and most times these feelings...
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How to Design an Award-Winning Conference Poster
Before we get started, I want you to think about three things that you know about scientific posters. Think hard now.
Done? Great! Now erase...
