Early Career Researchers and Mentors Work Together to Shape the Future of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

Interdisciplinarity is often quoted as a means to solve the complex social challenges faced by humanity, and the future of research is thus seen as increasingly interdisciplinary. However, there are risks and challenges to embarking on interdisciplinary research, particularly for early-career researchers. Encounters – bringing together early-career researchers to cultivate their interdisciplinary skills or to develop new projects – have been proposed and trialled as a means to boost interdisciplinarity amongst early-career researchers and equip them with the necessary skills for successful project delivery. However, little follow-up evaluation has been undertaken, especially considering career impacts several years after encounter participation. This article focuses on two encounter types and evaluates the level of interdisciplinary interactions obtained and the benefits experienced by participants. In conclusion, encounters are found to be highly successful, resulting in many projects and skills/career development. As such, further funding should be allocated to this type of event.

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Scientistt: Cultivating a Community of Passionate Young Researchers

10.33548/scientia517 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Early Career ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

The Future ◽

New Community ◽

Training Opportunities ◽

And Training ◽

Young Researchers

Scientistt is a new networking platform for PhD students and early-career researchers, where they can connect with others in similar fields, share their work, and access up-to-date information about conferences, funding and training opportunities. In this exclusive interview, we speak with Hassan Mahmudul, Scientistt’s CEO and founder, and Callum Elson, head of marketing, who tell us all about this thriving new community, and their hopes for the future.

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Early-Career Researchers’ Perceptions of the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices, Potential Causes, and Open Science

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000324 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 365-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Stefan Stürmer ◽

Aileen Oeberst ◽

Roman Trötschel ◽

Oliver Decker

Keyword(s):

Open Science ◽

Early Career ◽

Research Practice ◽

Research Culture ◽

Research Practices ◽

Questionable Research Practices ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Incentive Structures ◽

Exploratory Survey ◽

The Future

Abstract. Young researchers of today will shape the field in the future. In light of current debates about social psychology’s research culture, this exploratory survey assessed early-career researchers’ beliefs (N = 88) about the prevalence of questionable research practices (QRPs), potential causes, and open science as a possible solution. While there was relative consensus that outright fraud is an exception, a majority of participants believed that some QRPs are moderately to highly prevalent what they attributed primarily to academic incentive structures. A majority of participants felt that open science is necessary to improve research practice. They indicated to consider some open science recommendations in the future, but they also indicated some reluctance. Limitation and implications of these findings are discussed.

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“Wait for a permanent contract”: The temporal politics of (in)fertility as an early career researcher

Environment and Planning C Politics and Space ◽

10.1177/2399654421994852 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 239965442199485

Author(s):

Sarah M Hughes

Keyword(s):

Early Career ◽

Rational Decision ◽

Short Term ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

The Future ◽

Embodied Experiences ◽

Early Career Researcher

The impetus for this intervention comes from my own experiences of advice to ‘wait for a permanent contract’ before trying to conceive a child. I contend that this considerate guidance, frequently given to Early Career Researchers, nonetheless re-inscribes a linear capitalist temporality, and that there is a need to resist this binding of the temporalities of (in)fertility to the metrics of the neoliberal academy. I suggest that to promote ‘waiting’ negates the nonlinear, everyday and intimate politics of our varied, embodied experiences of (in)fertility. It is also grounded within problematic assumptions: first, that waiting is linear; that we will arrive at a permanent job in the future, if we persist with the present; and second, that our (in)fertility is known to us, that we are able to, and will, make a rational decision to conceive a child. These are pervasive assumptions with deeply personal implications. Moreover, they are compounded by the short-term contracts, and expectations of institutional mobility that characterise many experiences of UK academia. My hope for this piece is that it invites geographers to further explore embodied politics of (in)fertility.

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Environmental and Sustainability Education Research, Past and Future: Three Perspectives From Late, Mid, and Early Career Researchers

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/aee.2015.49 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Robert (Bob) Stevenson ◽

Jo-Anne Ferreira ◽

Sherridan Emery

Keyword(s):

Education Research ◽

Environmental Education ◽

Academic Career ◽

Sustainability Education ◽

Early Career ◽

Career Stages ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Biennial Conference ◽

Australian Association ◽

The Future

AbstractThe first research symposium, organised in conjunction with the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) biennial conference, began with a dialogue between scholars at three different academic career stages. As we all entered the field at different periods in its development, the first part of our presentation and this article provide our perspectives on the context, approaches and issues that characterised the field at the time we became involved in environmental education (EE) and EE research. The second part of this article presents the lessons we have learnt from EE research, and where we see the field headed in the future.

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Voice of the Future 2013

The Biochemist ◽

10.1042/bio03503056 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 56-57

Author(s):

James Lush

Keyword(s):

Early Career ◽

Women In Science ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

The Future ◽

Young Researchers ◽

Key Questions

Young researchers speak with a common voice as key questions about women in science and early career researchers go unanswered by MPs.

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Why scientific societies should involve more early-career researchers

eLife ◽

10.7554/elife.60829 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Adriana Bankston ◽

Stephanie M Davis ◽

Elisabeth Moore ◽

Caroline A Niziolek ◽

Vincent Boudreau

Keyword(s):

Early Career ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Scientific Societies ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

The Us ◽

The Future ◽

Academic Workforce

Early-career researchers (ECRs) make up a large portion of the academic workforce. Yet, most leadership positions in scientific societies are held by senior scientists, and ECRs have little to no say over the decisions that will shape the future of research. This article looks at the level of influence ECRs have in 20 scientific societies based in the US and UK, and provides guidelines on how societies can successfully include ECRs in leadership roles.

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Shaping the Future of Research: A perspective from early career researchers in Vancouver, Canada

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.15385.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 1087 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter G.K. Clark ◽

James M. McCoy ◽

Jenny H.L. Chik ◽

Azadeh HajiHosseini ◽

Manuel Lasalle ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Early Career ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Sustainable Future ◽

The Future ◽

Canadian Research ◽

Made In ◽

First Session

Future of Research is an organization dedicated to championing, engaging, and empowering early career researchers (ECRs). The organization was founded in 2014 and has since inspired other groups to advocate for a more equitable and sustainable research enterprise. Here we report the findings of the Future of Research Vancouver Symposium. The goals of the Vancouver symposium were to ascertain the perspective of ECRs in Canada and to outline pathways to a sustainable future for Canadian research. The symposium had two sessions. The first session was a series of talks that were intended to prepare attendees with an informed understanding of several perspectives in the science enterprise, with a particular focus on the Canadian system. The second session was a series of interactive workshops to identify the greatest challenges facing ECRs in Canada and to propose solutions. The results of the workshops illuminated three main themes for the challenges facing Canadian ECRs: funding, mentorship, and the divide between academia and other sectors. These themes are similar to those discussed at the Future of Research symposiums in the United States, emphasizing that these issues are not isolated to Canada; however, Canadian policies are trailing behind the progress being made in other countries.

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The Future of DNA Barcoding: Reflections from Early Career Researchers

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d13070313 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 313

Author(s):

Danielle M. Grant ◽

Ole Bjørn Brodnicke ◽

Ann M. Evankow ◽

André O. Ferreira ◽

João T. Fontes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dna Barcoding ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Low Cost ◽

Early Career ◽

The Novel ◽

Dna Barcodes ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

The Future ◽

Identification Of Species

Over the last two decades, the use of DNA barcodes has transformed our ability to identify and assess life on our planet. Both strengths and weaknesses of the method have been exemplified through thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles. Given the novel sequencing approaches, currently capable of generating millions of reads at low cost, we reflect on the questions: What will the future bring for DNA barcoding? Will identification of species using short, standardized fragments of DNA stand the test of time? We present reflected opinions of early career biodiversity researchers in the form of a SWOT analysis and discuss answers to these questions.

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