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Category Archives: Diversity in Ecology

Audio Abstracts: podcasts on the journal papers scripted and recorded by undergrads!

December 19, 2019by Ravindra Leave a comment

Podcasts about Journal of Animal Ecology papers scripted and recorded by undergrads.

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The Umwelt Approach

March 21, 2019by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, Ben Whittaker discusses mental health from the perspective of the umwelt. Cognitive philosophers use the term umwelt to describe the epicentre of being. Your umwelt is […]

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Should I tell my colleagues I am gay?

January 22, 2019by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, Conor Ryan discusses his experiences of judging whether to be ‘out’ to colleagues and crew members during boat-based fieldwork. A congenital ecologist, Conor’s career began in the […]

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Soft-minded or suffering? The wellbeing taboo of PhD students

January 11, 2019by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Sometimes asking for help feels like an impossible task. Especially if you fear being judged or dismissed as weak for needing help in the first place. Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, PhD student Chloe […]

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Diversity in Ecology

Being 100% of Yourself

November 16, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Nobody should have to hide who they are. Unfortunately, many people in the LGBT+ community feel too shy or nervous to come out in the workplace. Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, in this […]

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Looking for people like me

October 12, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, this blog talks about diversity in role models and the challenges of finding ‘someone like me’ provide scientific mentoring from the perspective of Jordan Ellison, an undergraduate student […]

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Diversity in Peer review – the perspective of Journal of Animal Ecology Associate Editors

September 14, 2018by Simon Hoggart Leave a comment

Fitting with our theme of #DiversityinEcology the theme of peer review week 2018 is diversity in peer review. To celebrate we decided to ask the people at the coalface of […]

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Becoming Dr Daddy: The concerns of a PhD parent

September 7, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, this blog talks about the challenges of academic parenthood from the perspective of Andy Seaton, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews. I am just coming […]

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Did they choose my brain, my gender, or my race?

August 24, 2018by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, this blog post talks about having (and overcoming!) imposter syndrome. Isabel Rojas-Ferrer is a cognitive ecologist who was recently invited to participate in a roundtable discussion with the […]

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Who Cares?

August 12, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, this blog post talks about balancing childcare with a career in academia. Isabel Smallegange is an Associate Professor of population biology at the University of Amsterdam. She regularly […]

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Implicit Cultural Bias in Ecology

July 24, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Following our #DiversityInEcology theme, this blog post addresses the issue of implicit cultural bias in ecology and related fields. The author has chosen to remain anonymous, as they have included […]

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Women in Science and Abuse of Power

July 11, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Following our launch of the #DiversityInEcology blog post series last week, here is our first contributed post! The series allows people to share their personal perspectives on the theme of […]

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Diversity In Ecology

July 3, 2018by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

Blog Editor Sarah Marley introduces a new series of blog posts targeting #DiversityInEcology. One of the major goals of the British Ecological Society (BES) is to inspire, engage and recognise […]

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