Is there still a gender gap in research?
Today’s beyond post looks at a study into advances in closing the gender gap in academia.
Taking Care with Self-Care
As studies have shown, self-care is crucial for a healthy and happy body and mind. Today we go over a collection of self-care habits and resources that can help us all stay sane in the hectic world of academia.
Research is Hard
And graduate students are feeling the burden.
Taking the leap from engineering into astronomy
If you hold an engineering diploma and dream of exploring the universe, this Astrobite is for you: practical advice on how to take the leap into astronomy and astrophysics.
What do we want graduate school to be?
We present responses from more than 400 Astrobites readers to our survey regarding the letter that has been the subject of recent controversy. What do you think this says about the graduate student expereince?
Punch-Clock Astronomy
The astronomical community is all a-flutter over a letter scolding the grad population of a major research university’s astronomy department for not being quite up to scratch, guilty of sins as grave as leaving the office on weekends.