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Early-career female scientists frequently have to navigate graduate school, postdocs, tenure, and beyond while coping with unsupportive environments, bias, and life circumstances that may affect their professional path. In the clip below, I share some highlights of my story as a female scientist.

💡 For our Summer School 2024 ten doctoral students from different countries joined us in Vienna for three days of thought-provoking discussions, research presentations, and collaborative learning. Let’s see what they have to say! 🌟 Introducing Anna Loffing: Shaping Mobility Transitions Anna Loffing, PhD student at the University of Vienna, researches the intersection of planning theory and civil society conflicts in mobility transitions. With international experience, she’s dedicated to fostering sustainable mobility in rural areas. At this year’s ARL Summer School, Anna shared her "Aha" moment that embodies her experience. Curious? Watch the video! 📽️ News on the ARL Summer School 2025 soon: https://lnkd.in/gV-WqhRt #ARLSummerSchool #MobilityTransitions #PlanningInnovation #BeBold

Together with our Family and Research Partners, we are proud to announce the award of 10 new Fellowships through our grant program, representing a remarkable new commitment of $2.6 million over three years. These prestigious fellowships are designed to support outstanding predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers as they work under the guidance of expert mentors, fostering the next generation of leaders in DIPG research. This milestone brings our total investment for 2024 to an extraordinary $6.6 million — our largest year of funding to date. These 10 new Fellowship grants have been awarded: 1️⃣ Brian Krug of Columbia University, mentored by Chao Lu 2️⃣ Iker Ausejo Mauleon of Universidad de Navarra – Spain, mentored by Marta Alonso 3️⃣ Janghyun Park of Washington University in St. Louis, mentored by Jonathan Kipnis 4️⃣ Safiulla Syed of University of Michigan, mentored by Alnawaz Rehemtulla & Wajd Al-Holou 5️⃣ Caroline Hanson of Harvard University, mentored by Nika Danial 6️⃣ Sunjong Ji of University of Michigan, mentored by Carl Koschmann 7️⃣ Akhila Parthasarathy of University of Texas MD Anderson, mentored by Juan Fueyo 8️⃣ Prateek Thenge of University of Minnesota, mentored by Beau Webber 9️⃣ Margaret Trout of University of Vermont, mentored by James Stafford 🔟 Daniel de la Nava of University of Michigan, mentored by Carl Koschmann Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/drfru56i #DIPGResearch #ChadTough #DefeatDIPG

check out what I've been up to for the last year with the Belmont Forum as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships! I miss isotopes & undergraduates but it is exciting to help facilitate the type of research I truly believe we need - #transdisciplinary, #multilateral, #innovative use-based societally driven research around #GlobalChange challenges. Read more in our annual report https://lnkd.in/esZJWky5

Top News from Watson Stories of 2024 | #7 Postdoctoral fellows reflect on their growth and accomplishments during their Watson residencies ✨📚 With their terms ending, five Watson postdoctoral fellows and one postdoctoral research associate look to continue their academic careers armed with new skills acquired in the Watson Institute's unique and robust intellectual environment. Read the full story: https://ow.ly/zAIN50UrOhT

Stanford Postdoc JEDI Champions are postdoctoral scholars who have championed initiatives, activities, or efforts that advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion at Stanford and beyond. Starting tomorrow, we will begin honoring our 2024 Postdoc JEDI Champions. #2024PostdocJEDIChampions

With Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships closing on Monday 22 April, TRI has reached out to past recipients to hear about their success. TRI-based Professor Jyotsna Batra from QUT (Queensland University of Technology) (pictured) and Dr John Lee from The University of Queensland shared some of their tips: DO - keep it simple - think about your end-user so the research has a clear application - know what industry needs - approach industry partners and start the application early - identify research milestones clearly - justify your budget - be persistent (neither Prof Batra or Dr Lee secured a fellowship on their first attempt) - take on feedback and learn from your mistakes. DON'T - use jargon or be highly technical - leave it to the last minute - be too ambitious - be genetic or unfocused - neglect feedback. More about the Industry Research Fellowships: https://lnkd.in/e87pqmN

I recently applied for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 🎓, which awards recipients a $159,000 fellowship. I wanted to share what I learned about applying to this program to help others who will be applying in the future. In this post, I include details on the NSF Fellowship guidelines, grading rubric, and program statistics 📊. Post Link: https://lnkd.in/gtdX23Ug Check out the full post for more information and helpful application tips! 📑✨ Here's a sneak peek of some interesting statistics:

In week 5 Professor Russell Goodall welcomed over 20 first year students in the 2024 cohort to the University of Sheffield, for a week of classroom-based learning about Leadership and Researcher Skills. The students learnt about how to frame research questions, project planning and management, scientific communication methods, structuring a research paper, data visualisation, research ethics in publishing and networking skills. The sessions were supported by current and alumni PhD students in the Advanced Metallic Systems CDT at Sheffield, and had an opportunity to practice their networking skills at a lunchtime outreach activity, with 'A' level students who had recently participated in the Nuffield Research Placement scheme and were presenting their own research posters, and also met PhD students in the Advanced Metallic Systems CDT at Sheffield.

📣 Read the latest International Science Partnerships Fund #ISPF newsletter 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5imSJqp Some great opportunities for early to mid-career researchers to embed themselves and form partnerships with organisations in low and middle-income countries via the The British Academy's Global Innovation Fellowships programme 🤝 🌍 🏛️ Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Innovation | UK Research and Innovation | Universities UK International | UKCDR