If you go back and read the whole PhD and then what series (starting from here), you can find plenty of hints on how important doing a PhD abroad has ...

Are you being active during your PhD to boost your CV? There are some simple things that you can do that will make your CV stand out when you graduate...

If you’ve read my last post, you may know I had not much choice when I decided to leave Italy for a PhD abroad. In some ways, during my whole life, I ...

For those of you that do not know me, I come from a relatively big town in the suburbs of Naples, in Italy. One of those overpopulated but very sad pl...

It is more important than ever to communicate science effectively. We must ensure accurate and evidence-based information about research is distribute...

Are scientists born or nurtured?Considering that men predominately hold STEM careers, arguments have been made that women aren’t inherently suited for...

This story begins from its end. Or somewhere in the middle. It starts with the end of a PhD, with long months spent trying to understand my next move....

Academic Career Coach: Series on Networking Blog #3: Boost your LinkedIn profile        This is blog #3: Boost your LinkedIn profile. Since the former...

Sixty years ago, on Apr 12, Vostok 1 carried the first man to space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who set off on the journey from Baikonur Cosmodrome, bidd...

Today's Behind the Research post introduces Molly, an English native who moved to Ireland to pursue a PhD in Dublin. Starting a PhD is an exciting yet...

Academic Career Coach: Series on Networking #1: Building an online network strategy      This is blog #2: Building an online network strategy. Due to ...

Let's take a simple example. You head to your nearest bakery for a quick snack. You are left famished by the plenitude of choices essentially thrown a...