As I prepared to write this article, I began reviewing the path that I took in obtaining my M.S. in biology and my Ph.D. in microbiology. Some of my memories were filled with excitement and joy, while others were filled with unpleasantness. Looking back, I realize there are four keys that lead to success--do not procrastinate, become an independent thinker, network, and revisit your source of mot...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX Students with disabilities are more likely to experience discrimination in the job-seeking process than other graduates, a fact that our own research in the Careers Service at Staffordshire University confirmed. The university has a commitment to ensuring that all of the approximately 700 disabled students enrolled here have access to a range of support services. Among t...
RETURN TO THE INDEX It is the end of our second week in the Antarctic. We are in the Weddell Sea and there are icebergs in every direction! I'm taking part in a 40-day scientific cruise run by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) aboard their purpose-built research ship the RRS James Clark Ross. So far we have spent 3.5 days crossing the Southern Ocean from the Falkland Islands, a week undertaking ...
