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Accept that things will go wrong during your PhD journey, advises Emily Dowdeswell. This and other tips for doctoral students on our blog today #EmergingResearchers #EduSci https://lnkd.in/dDbAkpN

Publication alert! Miles, Rachel Bonnette Ann Ditto Matilde Sanchez-Pena. A Case Study on Federal Work-Study Community-Based Research Impact on Underrepresented Women in STEM Through Situated Expectancy-Value Theory. In the American Journal of Science Education Research. University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Abstract This exploratory case study examines the impact of a community-based research project on four undergraduate women participating in the United States Federal Work-Study FWS program in an urban area of the North Eastern United States. Utilizing Situated Expectancy-Value Theory, the study investigates how these experiences and economic challenges shape students' perceptions of their success, the value they place on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine fields, and their sense of belonging. The participants, including three women of color and one white student, come from diverse STEM-related programs, providing a nuanced perspective on how community-based research influences their academic and career trajectories. The findings highlight the role of practical experience and mentorship in enhancing students’ confidence, aligning their personal motivations with research goals, and fostering a strong sense of belonging. This research contributes valuable insights into supporting underrepresented students in STEMM and underscores the need for further exploration of such interventions.

Researchers from the Office of Education Research (OER) and the Science of Learning in Education Centre (SoLEC) published a conceptual paper proposing a new approach to translate and mobilise research results to end-users. Read the article here: #educationresearch #educationinsingapore #singaporeeducation #researchempowers #nieoer #science #conceptual

Accept that things will go wrong during your PhD journey, advises Emily Dowdeswell. This and other tips for doctoral students on our blog today #EmergingResearchers #EduSci http://ow.ly/bGST30sGeYA

The prestige of a PhD-granting institution is well known for influencing faculty hiring and career progression in American academia. But what about the #postdoc stage—what impact does it have on shaping academic careers globally? Based on the data*, high-impact publications and mobility with a little twist over the research topic during the postdoc are key to enhancing your academic career. Surprisingly, the prestige of the institution you move to is less influential than expected. So, regardless of your success in PhD, your odds improve by making moderate shifts in research focus and location with significant shifts in publication quality. *: The authors used a comprehensive dataset by combining publication records from the Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG) with career data from a major online professional network. Spanning 25 years and encompassing 45,572 careers from various disciplines, the dataset specifically examines the influence of postdoctoral experiences on early academic success—considering factors like relocation, topic change, and early high-impact publications.

Hey postdoc researchers: What is Public Engagement and why should you consider to integrate it into your career planning? I‘m looking forward to giving a workshop at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen #PostdocDays on Sept 18: The What, Why & How of Outreach, Science Communication and Public Engagement. In this workshop we introduce some key concepts and modern standards of strategic public engagement. You will also be directed to resources and materials that will be useful for your own future public engagement practice. Using best practices, we discuss how public engagement can not only be helpful for a scientific career, but also fun. And finally, we will show you some of the support possibilities at the University of Tübingen for your own project ideas and for your science communication.

Focus on PhD Quality, Not Publications Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, the chair of UGC, emphasizes that high-quality PhD work should naturally lead to strong publications, not the other way around. Mandating publications before thesis submission creates unnecessary pressure and pushes students towards predatory journals. Let’s focus on nurturing inquisitive scholars and quality research, with publications as a natural outcome.

Pre-college #STEM programs teach students about scientific inquiry, research, and more. However, many equity-focused programs aren’t considered in admission process due to high variability. The national STEM PUSH Network aims to change that. https://ow.ly/MOOm50U0MWf

Science of science preprint alert :) https://lnkd.in/ge-vFHwE Where postdoctoral journeys lead. Our data-driven study of how the postdoc period relates to academic careers. The key findings support the common picture of the postdoc as a stressful time of publish-or-perish pressure. 1. Those who publish less as a postdoc than during their PhD training are more likely to leave academia. 2. Those who happen to get a hit paper during their postdoc are more likely to stay in academia. 3. Of those who stay in academia, those who change their topic a bit (but not too much) perform better as early-year faculty. With Shahan Ali M. Talal Rahwan Bedoor AlShebli