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This page highlights resources available online to early career scientists with tips on topics such as how to find a job, write a grant, or review a paper, as well as ways to communicate your work with a wider audience, be it the general public, fellow scientists or policymakers.

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Working with the Media: Part III – Avoiding missteps and pitfalls

The America Geophysical Union
June 2015

The final post in a three-part series answering scientists’ frequently-asked questions about working with the media. Here you’ll get some insight into what the common pitfalls are when talking to the media and how to handle difficult questions and discussion around controversial topics.

Leaving science for science writing

Science Careers
29 June 2015

Not sure what the next step in your career should be? Then this article on transitioning into a science writing career might provide some inspiration.

Communicating your research to those with little or no experience of the field of study

Scientific American Blogs
May 2015

The young reviewers of Frontiers for Young Minds, a non-profit scientific journal where young people serve not only as the target audience, but also as critical participants in the review of manuscripts written by expert researchers, provide their top tips on how to make research more understandable to an audience with little or no experience of a specific research area.

Open Sesame! The Risks and Rewards of Open Data for Researchers

Digital Science
February 2015

Jon Tennant, EGU blogger on Green Tea and Velociraptors, explores the common objections researchers have regarding the open data movement and tries to counter some of the arguments.

The PhD Toolkit

ThinkWell
February 2015

A selection of freely downloadable planners and forms you can use to help plan your PhD.

A real-world example of ‘networking’ success

Geology Jenga
8 January 2015

Dan Schillereff gives a real world example of how developing an academic network can be achieved.

How to survive a PhD viva: 17 top tips

The Guardian
8 January 2015

How can PhD students best prepare for the viva? In this article, a number of academics and recent survivors give their top tips.

It takes time and a team to win grants

Nature Jobs
5 November 2014

In this Nature Column, Ingrid Eisenstadter, director of grants for The Eppley Foundation for Research in New York, highlights the common flaws she encounters when reviewing proposals. Top tips: Start and finish early, seek feedback and file before deadline!

What isn’t science communication?

Nature Jobs
5 November 2014

A blog post about things to consider if you’re thinking about working in the field of science communication.

Facing up to the big V

Between a Rock and a Hard Place
3 November 2014

In this blog post, Charly Stamper gives some tips for how to prepare for the viva after the thesis is submited.

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