Slightly belated notification, but it's out! Hopefully not the last paper I publish (there's 1 more to go), but it's one of the last - a characterisation of the class I and class XXI and in the . Fab collaboration of the Morriswood group with Fabian Link (Engstler group) and Claudia Veigel of . Really pleased at the blend of , microscopy, and . 👇
elifesciences.org/articles/969

One last quick reminder that I will be taking part in an tomorrow (11:00 CET) to talk about life as a newbie in alongside 2 more-experienced guests 🙂 And who enjoy writing/communicating/organising and are thinking about possible careers, come along! It's going to be fun.
(Registration link here: embl.org/about/info/embl-fello)

New ! What does the #1924 expedition have in common with the #2024 prizes? A riff on the untapped riches that might be found if there were more equality of opportunity.

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New posting! There’s no shortage of people and places offering advice to those and seeking careers, but here’s some tips based on my own recent experience of the process.👇Hope it helps, and a big thanks too to all who helped me 😊
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New ! This one's about how I had one enormous factor in my favour when weighing up whether or not to leave last year: my wife's career.
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New posting! I’m less than a year into my new scientific career in the /#pharma sector, and the biggest difference with is already clear: it’s the money.

But not, as you might think, in terms of salary…👇
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New posting! You wouldn't think that mandatory company training on policies & procedures would come across as a beacon of enlightenment, but that's how it did for me 😂 👇
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New posting! A riff on permanent positions in , and how 6 months in has already brought more career stability (= permanent position) than 20+ years in . 👇
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New posting! Here is the Total Internal Reflection #2023 retrospective: >30,000 page views, nearly 20,000 visitors, and the most shattering decision of my professional life to date.

As always, a massive thanks to all of you out there for reading/favouriting/boosting/commenting on the postings - much appreciated.👏

It's also just over 1 year since arriving here, and it's been fantastic to meet and connect with so many of you. Here's looking forward to many more reflections in 2024!😊

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New posting! This is the annual look at some great and great in honour of . This year's style winner comes from Japan 🤩

A massive thanks to @batroelens for nominating a couple of 2023's style exemplars...😊

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New posting! This is a short riff on the importance of scientific supply chains. The departure point is the coronavirus pandemic, and the way it illustrated the vital need to have a domestic supply chain to complement outsourcing. The same lesson, I think, is true to science training. Hope you like it!

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The outrageously talented
Oliver Hoeller hasn't contributed to TIR in a long while (😢) but he does have a new book out 🤩- now all you budding artists and fans can learn some tips & tricks if you'd like to try sketching the world around you👇
oliverhoeller.com/store/Pack-Y

One week in to and it's time to celebrate some more great scientists with great ! Here's Part II of the TIR Movember series. Anybody you'd like to nominate for the 2023 edition?
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is under way! For those not in the know, the foundation raises awareness of , , .

To tie in with the event, TIR has an annual posting of "Great scientists, great ", and 2023 will be no exception!

First though, let's take a look back at previous iterations in the series... Got someone you'd like to nominate? Let me know.😃 👨👇

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New ! This one suggests that good offers an escape to the problem faced by many (most? all?) contemporary group leaders in . Hope you like it! 👇
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"More and more bitter, self-pitying, repetitive" - a regular reader slams TIR's recent content (ouch!). Reminds me of a similar discussion I had nearly a year ago that inspired the following posting (👇)...it's certainly difficult balancing scientific wonder with structural commentary. But point taken; let's see if I can provide a bit more sunshine 🤩

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Interested in and ? My dear (Tootless) friend Susanne Kramer has a -funded position available now in my old home of the University of Würzburg. Full details (including contact email) in the pic below 👇

New posting! This one riffs on a few talking points from my latest (not quite my last!) paper, namely the role of in accelerating research and providing a "director's cut" of papers, how NOT to do , and the importance of involving in frontline research.

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