career
Skill or luck? Can an academic career be planned?
Over the past few years, quite a few blogs with a focus on careers of academics in the life science sector have sprung up. They
11. November 2014
Over the past few years, quite a few blogs with a focus on careers of academics in the life science sector have sprung up. They
In a series of recent career advice articles (1, 2) in Science, Lucas Laursen gave an overview of opportunities for scientist to acquire leadership and management skills,
The European Journal of Clinical Investigation recently published a study listing over 400 highly influential biomedical researchers. The list was generated using metrics such as the h-index and the
SystemsX.ch is a highly successful, collaborative research initiative for Systems Biology in Switzerland with an impressive scientific output: Over 250 scientific papers were published under SystemsX.ch grants in
In out last article, we presented some scientific evidence that women are disadvantaged in academic science environments. Other than implementing often controversially discussed quota policies, surprisingly
It is an often cited fact that despite equal proportions of male and female undergraduate students in science, female scientists are underrepresented at higher career
A more recent development in research institutes and science faculties bundles important analysis methods, such as microscopy, microarrays or proteomics in central facilities. The advantages
Usually, our courses are organised in collaboration with institutes and universities. However, we also receive independent requests from individuals for our courses. Therefore, we decided
Becoming a groups leader of a scientific lab comes with a lot of challenges. You need to acquire funds, set up all the necessary infrastructure,
Gavin Lucas (on the right on the photo) participated in two hfp consulting leadership courses. He recently founded a manuscript review service together with Alex
