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Women professionals oftentimes fell into low paid and temporary positions that hinder their access to mentoring programs, training and career progression. But why is this happening? Firstly, we are still dealing with many historical and cultural barriers as a society. Independently on their individual value and professional merits, women´s potential…

Careful, they are watching you. Predatory publishers are ceaseless looking for their next victim -and this could be you-. How to avoid falling into their trap? Can you spot all the red flags in the following email?: Greetings Margarita Espona-Fiedler, We have genuinely emailed you quite a lot of times…

One of the greatest pleasures of working in academia is the intellectual freedom to explore new areas of knowledge, to learn, to be creative and to develop our own ideas. Accordingly to Amy Edmonson´s psychological safety model, a good way to excel as professionals and thrive in our careers comes…

The "bottle neck" effect within academia is a world-wide issue that has asphyxiated the career of many postdocs -and still does- undermining the whole spirit of the scientific community. Brain draining and quiet quitting are just few of the consequences we have seen as a result of professional uncertainty and…

At Umeå University there are many opportunities to advance our career as postdoctoral researchers although finding them might feel like the Great Easter Egg Hunt sometimes. Without proper coaching and mentoring schemes it is difficult to know where to start from; and by the time we know, it might be…