Sometimes, when I’m feeling like my research doesn’t matter, I read my spam emails. In my spam emails, I am “prominent” and “eminent.” My submissions are urgently needed. I am invited to serve as a keynote speaker at conferences in fields like plant ecology and marine biology.
Ok, I hope no one gets upset at this. But I had a few drinks and wrote a PNAS paper. There are typos and formatting issues, obviously.
It's pretty amazing to have discovered this though, right?
Full paper here: https://t.co/zVBtjfPU1B
"Villain era," I whisper as I type "I truly enjoyed reading this manuscript; however, my enthusiasm for the work is dampened by a few concerns, which I outline below"
5. The single most effective question in any interview (for me) was: "Is there anything else you think is important for me to know, that I haven't yet asked about?". In some cases, this opened up a whole new discussion and felt like my voice was being centred 6/8
After attending several sessions on ‘grand challenges’ at AoM and EGOS led by the gurus in our field it finally dawned on me that the grand challenge is really about publishing your research on grand challenges in the alleged 4* journals. Pathetic innit?
PET PEEVE with Academia:
While many organisations doing critical work (e.g, hospitals) are incresingly stripped of 💰, academics strive (and are rewarded for) taking every concept to it's most comprehensive and complete theoretical end - regardless of the cost. (✋Guilty)
(2/4) 🏆 Outstanding Conference Paper Award for the paper "The Role of Team Interaction Patterns for Diagnosing Rare Diseases"
Authors: Research Fellow Dr @FlorianKlonek, Prospect Fellow Dr @HeyGeorgiaHay and our Director, Prof Sharon K Parker (@WeTransformWork)