Name: Charles Mire Job: Chemistry post-graduate Source: Soapbox Science [original post from April 2012] Excerpt: The scariest part of my career has been making risky decisions; leaving a reasonably successful I.T. career to move to Australia for a PhD was a huge risk. I have … Continued
Name: Vicki Ronaldson Job: Clinical Research Scientist Source: BitesizeBio [original post from May 2011] Excerpt: I would say my chemistry background and synthesis-based PhD has helped in my understanding of pharmaceutics and with the laboratory/manufacturing work. Having a broad interest in science has also … Continued
Name: Ed Marshall Job: Director of Research and Founder at Plaxica Ltd. Source: Soapbox Science [original post from April 2012] Excerpt: I’m still very proud of my academic work but I have never regretted my decision to leave. I know there are … Continued
Name: Janet Stemwedel Job: Philosophy Professor Source: Doing Good Science [original post from February 2012] Excerpt: I was trying to write an NSF proposal to get funding for a post-doc I had lined up. I was very interested in the research in … Continued
Name: Peter Kirsop Job: Teaching Fellow Source: Bitesize Bio [original post from April 2011] Excerpt: Well, I came into the whole business as a mature student and started university when I was 40! Yes – old. Originally my intention was … Continued
Name: Katie Pratt Job: Communications Director for the Deep Carbon Observatory Source: SciLingual [original post from April 2013] Excerpt: I decided to leave academia in 2010. I was 5 and a half years into my PhD program and I was … Continued
Name: Julian Huppert Job: Member of Parliament (UK) Source: Soapbox Science [original post from April 2012] Excerpt: I have been interested in politics since I was 13 – initially, in international affairs and human rights. While at university, I ran … Continued