by Gary McDowell | Jan 3, 2017 | Diversity in science, FOR in the press, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers, Postdoc population size, Resources
One of the key challenges in our work pushing for reform of the academic system and the scientific enterprise is convincing those resistant to change that there is a problem. Part of the issue in dealing with this is the debate about the quality/quantity of data...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 30, 2016 | FOR in the press
The team at Future of Research has been extremely busy over the last few months, and is pleased to announce that The Future of Research, Inc., or (FoR), is officially a MA-based non-profit organization and has received support for full-time activities through a...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 9, 2015 | FOR in the press, FOR meetings, Non-academic careers
Future of Research Boston 2015 lead organizers Sarah Mazzilli and Gary McDowell have written a blogpost as part of the Cell Press “Careers Under the Microscope” series, “How Does the Number of Graduate Student and Postdoc Positions Affect YOUR Career...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 6, 2015 | FOR in the press, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
Patricia Goodwin, Kearney Gunsalus, Erica Walsh and Gary McDowell from FoR gave a workshop at the NatureJobs Career Expo in Boston, May 2015, entitled, “Future of Research: How Can We Improve Career Awareness and Preparedness?” You can read a lengthier...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 27, 2015 | FOR in the press
As part of a series on postdocs, this edition of the NatureJobs Podcast discusses the National Academies Report, “The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited”, and the Future of Research Report, “Shaping the Future of Research: A perspective from junior...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 26, 2015 | FOR in the press
You can hear a podcast here from the Harvard Medical School podcast series, talking about the postdoc problem in an interview with Future of Research Symposium lead organizers Kristin Krukenberg and Jessica Polka. From the podcast website: “For many students and...
