During my PhD, I got alot of unhelpful advice Now I'm a PhD supervisor, I know 💯 what I needed to hear 4 things every PhD student should know 🧵 #phdchat thoughtsofaphd PhD_Genie The PhD Story Happy PhD Supervisor PhDiva Refocused

People keep tagging a random person instead of the incoming British prime minister and she's rolling with it lol

We are delighted to announce that University of Galway has achieved the first Athena Swan Silver Award for a School of Engineering in the Republic of Ireland 👏 This award recognises our commitment to advancing gender equality & in creating cultural change within the University.

Delighted to announce Trinity College Dublin and Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships applications open on 26th Sept. Three Ireland is supporting 25 undergraduate scholarships for women in a range of STEM courses. Find out more at tcd.ie/stem/@ThreeIre… Trinity College Dublin

Perfect weather for learning about biomaterials, delivery devices and cardiac repair! Had a great time sharing my research at Spanish Arch as part of Soapbox Science Ireland. Thanks to WiSTEMNUIG for organising a great event and thanks to everyone who came to listen! 👩‍🔬🫀

PhDs are an essential part of our research system & our economy, and we have great PhD opportunities in Ireland. But it is past time to increase the national stipend level. Thanks to ⁦Kevin O'Sullivan⁩ ⁦The Irish Times⁩ for our conversation on this. irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

A fantastic initiative! Looking forward to seeing all the wonderful videos which come from it! #WiSTEM #ReelLifeScience #STEM #STEMeducation WiSTEMNUIG

We need #Gaffs4All: delivering affordable, decent, green, forever homes. Will you get behind a new plan for homes with real solutions that will actually work to deliver affordable green homes for all? #Right2Homes my.uplift.ie/petitions/gaff… via @UpliftIRL

Is the paper you need stuck behind a paywall? Five websites every researcher should know to access any research paper for free Academic Chatter™ OpenAcademics

I had a feeling that PhD student stipends used to be higher 15 years ago. Digging through old documents, I found @scienceirel guidelines for PhD student stipends in 2008. Stipends haven't really kept up with inflation, and I'm not even sure the austerity reductions were undone?

5 websites for drawing scientific figures: 👇 🧵

Pleased to announce a full review of all phD supports. This will include financial supports, access to maternity and paternity leave, and visa requirements. Review will conclude early next year. First step will be engagement with researchers themselves.

Something they don’t tell you about academia is that you’ll be 30 years old and still wearing a backpack everywhere you go. Academic Chatter™ PostdocVoice

This is still my favourite meme I have made

As an academic writing coach, here are the 9 mistakes I see PhD and grad students make when writing scientific papers. A thread. 🧵 #PhDchat #ECRchat

Really humbled to have been featured in this issue of Cois Coiribe. I talk about how I came to be an engineer & what drives me into the future. A heartfelt thanks to all who have helped me get to where I am, this is as much your success as mine. #WiSTEM 761b0729.flowpaper.com/CoisCoiribeAlu…

🚨We are recruiting! Postdoc position available to join our team Biomedical Engineering University of Galway Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway to work on our IRC Laureate Starting Award on therapeutic medical devices for ovarian cancer. Informal enquiries and RTs welcome! Full description here: nature.com/naturecareers/…