European Young Researchers’ Award 2011
The Call for Nominations for the European Young Researchers’ Award 2011, a EuroScience nomination, will close on 22nd of April 2011. Read more [...]
Tag Archives: Career
Is 10,000 hours practice enough?
Pivot Points is a monthly column by EuroScientist writer David Bradley. Being exceptional at something is often attributed to one's genetics. Talent is passed down from parents, grandparents, it seems, whether that's musical or artistic skill, being Read more [...]
Marie Curie: Inspiring millions, advancing European science
She received two Nobel Prizes, has served as an inspirational figure to countless women (and men) in science, and has a Continent-wide fellowship program named after her to promote the brightest scientific minds and innovations. The Marie Curie Fellowships, administered by the EU, are so prestigious that recipients regularly gush about its virtue as a career game-changer. Only 8% of applicants receive fellowships each year, but this low rate of acceptance does not deter scholars; on the contrary, says Jordi Curell Gotor, who oversees the Marie Curie Fellowships as Director Lifelong learning, higher education and international affairs, DG Education and Culture, European Commission. The number of applications continues to rise annually. So far, 50,000 researchers from 120 nations have received these prestigious grants since the program’s inception in 1996. Read more [...]
You are great, in theory
So you've got a theoretical PhD... but what next? There are some career possibilities which combine the advantages of university and industry. Read more [...]
The iTunes for academic papers
When I decided to start my PhD, I knew that I’d be required to read and digest academic papers and that my research of these papers would build up into a literal library of knowledge. It is important to organise such a web of information, and I was concerned with how I might find a sufficient way to do so. Mendeley is the way that I found best to index my library. Read more [...]
ESOF 2010: The view of a young Russian journalist
This June, I found out that I was going to ESOF 2010 – I was lucky to get a EuroScience travel grant as a young science journalist. I was eager to attend this forum, because I felt it was a great example of science communication, as well as an interesting Read more [...]
So you want your first science journalism job?
Every year dozens of students complete science communication courses – but are there enough science journalism and writing jobs to go round? As the end of my science communication course was looming, the main concern I had was to get a job. A year Read more [...]
