Who doesn’t like donuts? Sugary and crispy on the outside, doughy and satisfying on the inside. And it turns out that eating a donut provides the perfect opportunity for some academic mentoring. The recent Ecology and Evolution Ireland conference put on a “Donuts with a Doctor” mentoring session that brought donut lovers together to exchange experiences on career opportunities, work-life balance, skills, mobility, and whatever else could be said between bites. Continue reading “Donuts with a Doctor – musings on mentoring”
Trinity Descends on Galway
My first trip to Galway was eventful. A large delegation from TCD descended on Galway for the Irish Ecological Association’s ecology and evolution conference. Several PhD students, postdocs and professors from Trinity spoke about their research in short talks of either 5 or 10 minutes.
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