Attending conferences as a mother in #STEMM? Our recent #SciMomChat tackled the challenges & shared solutions for navigating conferences after kids. Check out our recap for insights and tips from fellow moms in science! 👇mothersinscience.com/scimomchats/co… #WomenInSTEM #STEMMoms Academic Mom, PhD

The day has arrived! 🗓 TODAY is the deadline for the #CarersInSTEMM Survey! ⏰️ Thank you so much to everyone who has already taken part and shared the project 🙏 If you still want to share your experience as a researcher and carer, you can! Be quick! qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6s…

If you're a #caregiver (e.g. of a child/elderly parent/other adult) and a STEMM-researcher in the UK, we want to hear from you! 📣 Take 15 min to complete this anonymous survey to help Carers in STEMM: qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6s… DEADLINE TODAY! 🚨 #carersinSTEMM #AcademicChatter

Norway offers up to 2 hours of paid time per day for breastfeeding. Why do other countries’ parental support policies lag so far behind? go.nature.com/4hJfeWn

Thinking of returning to dementia research after a break? Alzheimer’s Society and the Daphne Jackson Trust have partnered together to offer a flexible fellowship to help support your career comeback. Apply by Nov 25th. alzheimers.org.uk/research/resea…

One of our Lauras travelling to China … the juggle happened, but the science won over 🥼🥼

Great to be at the FLF Development Network discussing inclusive leadership as a collective of Lauras, we (the collective we) need to accelerate the implementation of policy change to improve research culture for all (inc carers) … “it might not always work, but we have to at least try”

Thank you FLF Development Network for the opportunity to talk about our work highlighting the challenges of balancing caring responsibilities and #academic travel. Excited to also share initial findings from our Carers in STEMM survey with Laura Pallett 📊

Fabulous to see Geography at Leeds researcher Andrea Garduño Jiménez present findings from her White Rose University Consortium funded project integrating social science perspectives into chemical monitoring at the recent British Society of Soil Science conference - complete with baby in sling👶 Carers in STEMM

Applications are open for our Caregiver Travel Grant 2025! Apply now for a chance to receive flexible funding to cover caregiving expenses while attending an in-person scientific conference! Apply: mothersinscience.com/caregiver-trav… 📅 Deadline: March 31, 2025 #WomenInSTEM Academic Mom, PhD

Great to see another organistaion considering the specific needs of those caring for young children. As with all things, policy like this will help some & not all, but the introduction of such approaches opens the door for future discussion about to how support all carers 👏👏👏

There's still time to register and join our #SciMomChat workshop: Changing Course: A Roadmap for Academics. 📲 Register now: mothersinscience.com/scimomchats #WomenInSTEM #STEMCareers Academic Chatter™ Academic Mom, PhD Parents in Academia

LIG Seminar Series Go give a follow to Carers in STEMM to learn more on the amazing initiative that Laura Pallett has been part of Carers in STEMM advocates for equitable & accessible support for those balancing caring and career in the world of academia

📅 Save the date! Join us for a powerful conversation with four dads in science sharing stories about caregiving, equity, and what needs to change - Fathers in STEMM: Leading with Care June 19 | 3:30 PM CET | Free & Online 🔗 Register: mothersinscience.com/scimomchats #FathersWhoCare

We’re excited to have Dr Laura Wolz and Prof. Laura Carter from Carers in STEMM with us today to tell us about their important work advocating for equitable and accessible support for those balancing caring and career. #LINEsymposium2025

The news is out now 😉 We are proud to say we, the 3Lauras, have been awarded the UK Research and Innovation “Advancing Culture” 2025 Impact Award for our work trying to improve caring provisions at conferences, grant funding & policy here Carers in STEMM 👏 The recognition is fantastic!

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Well done! Very well deserved!

👶✈️ Balancing caregiving and academic travel? Join Dr. Laura Pallett Laura Pallett for "The Dual Demands of Academic Travel and Caregiving" 🗓️ Sept 25 | 🕒15:00 CEST 🔗tinyurl.com/yefis2025-ia2 Hosted by the Improving Academia group of yEFIS