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"… I wish I could tell my grad school self it’s OK to feel out of your depth; even deans can feel that way." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/45KrQYK
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January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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"… what I took from the MBA wasn’t a corporate playbook—it was a mindset. It taught me to view the lab as a dynamic organization whose success depends as much on trust, motivation, and leadership as on technical expertise." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4swOBJz
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January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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"I didn’t know how I was going to make it through my studies. But amid my struggles, a caring colleague said something that would forever shape my approach to science and mentoring." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4aG4JSw
An illustration of a man walking through a bubble quote. Hedline is: I almost quit my Ph.D. A lab mate gave me the confidence to continue
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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"Why did I act embarrassed about something that had finally given me the passionate spark I had been looking for in science?"

Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/4jr2yok
An illustration of researchers turned into fish, with text: I thought imposter syndrome caused my Ph.D. struggles. I was wrong
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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"I was thrilled to be on an exchange semester overseas, but I saw it as just a detour from my imagined career path. I didn’t realize I was already pedaling toward a different life ..."

Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/3Y573en
An illustration of a man walking out of a dark, paper-filled world into a bright, colorful one. With text: I thought science hinged on prestige. Moving abroad made me reassess my priorities
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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"Productivity, I’ve come to see, is not measured only by research papers and grants. It is also sustained by presence, rest, and the relationships that give meaning to the work." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3KNJ1Bm
An illustration of a woman carrying a big clock. The hedline is: I was a ‘go, go, go’ academic. A fellowship abroad transformed my approach
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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"Having someone beside me changed everything. It was a means to ensure accountability." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rFa7LM
An illustration of people writing on papers, with text: Academic writing was a struggle—until I formed a peer group with other graduate students
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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"No one should be made to feel inferior or that they do not belong in science because of their origins." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/48JF6Pg
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December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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“The fear I had of being seen as weak was overshadowed by the warmth I received.” #IDPWD #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rv2gjJ
An illustration of a woman at a laptop with hair covering one eye, Why I stopped hiding my disability as a Ph.D. student
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Thrilled to announce that an essay I wrote was published in Science today! @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social @scifri.bsky.social
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As an early-career researcher, I loved doing outreach. So I made it my career
“My new path wasn’t as straightforward as the academic route,” this educator writes
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January 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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"In the end, I have come to realize that being authentic at work is not a weakness, but rather a strength." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/49B7hRv
An illustration of a woman wearing an axolotl costume in front of an audience, with text: Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Wanting to connect with busy senior scientists, this #PhD student took a risk and invited them to lunch.

Read their story in this week's #ScienceWorkingLife: https://scim.ag/3EakRh3
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January 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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"Talent and grit matter, but so do structure, transparency, and care." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4nCiPYg
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September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.” 🚲🧪
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"For half an hour, I vented everything I had been holding in for months … my supervisor … then calmly offered a line I’ll never forget: 'You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.' That one sentence landed softly, but it cracked something open." https://scim.ag/4lt1Ru0
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August 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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"How do you strategize around an unpredictable funding landscape?" #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4gPIkBz
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February 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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December 18, 2024 at 5:17 AM
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"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice."

On #InternationalDayOfEducation, take a look back at this #ScienceWorkingLife on teaching students about scientific failure. https://scim.ag/3PLg8ER
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January 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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"What mattered, I realized, was not to be some imaginary perfect mentor with all the answers, but to get to know my mentee ... and offer whatever guidance and support I could based on my own experiences." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3URUdys
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September 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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"After 16 years in academia, I’ve become more selective about collaboration. It remains a joy and a blessing, but I’ve also learned how quickly 'we' can turn wicked." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/43ibPrT
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury."

In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. scim.ag/49BKZgp
WORKING LIFE As women in academia, having children can feel impossible. Talking about it makes us feel less alone. conceputal illustration of multiple people looking to center, with conversation bubbles with baby and academic related drawings inside
December 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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"From my research on burnout, I knew the risk factors—long hours, poor boundaries, chronic stress. But I had completely ignored them creeping into my own life." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4jPkreX
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June 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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"The opportunity to delve into an issue I care so passionately about … makes it all worthwhile."

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An illustration of man hold beaker while flood damage and water raises behind him. The hedline is: How a devastating flood changed my career path.
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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"The traits I once tried to suppress shape how I think, work, and move through the world. I’ve stopped believing I need to blend in to belong." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/40XaLZm
An illustration of a person drawing orange lines, with text: My autism diagnosis didn’t derail my Ph.D. It put me on the right track.
August 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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"I no longer see reinvention as a deviation from a plan. It has become the most transformative force shaping my path." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/44qjVP3
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June 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM