#academicparents — Public Fediverse posts
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Here we go, first day back in the office after the winter break, finally. Both the number of children AND the number of PhD students doubled during the past year. I guess we’ll soon figure out which balls are glass and which are plastic…🙈
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The winter vacation did not go as intended. First stomach flu, now influenza… but hooray again (and again and again, really, they are life savers!) for having supportive grandparents! What would we do without them, honestly, I don’t know. Happy new year to all grandparents! 🥳
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Oof. I feel so stressed. So many projects were supposed to be done before the winter break (haha) but they ALL decided to develop a life of their own and haunt me during vacation.
Argh. Sigh.(But: the biggest goal for this year was to simply stay in the game and keep my group running, together with my little coworker, and we totally nailed that!)
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Happy semester start for those who celebrate! The first session of my #ComputationalEcology course went surprisingly well, given all the sickness related chaos in the background. Winter semester with small kids is so much fun, isn't it? 🤧 🤒 😷
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I've received another little present from my group to celebrate the start of my maternity leave. Let it sink in. It's brilliant!!! 🤣
(This is especially true for #AcademicParents interested in #AdaptiveDynamics. Yes, I do realise that the target group is probably quite small, but this is so damn funny that I had to post it anyways. I recommend to read "The hitchhiker's guide to adaptive dynamics" in case you want to enjoy an excellent ecoevo/maths paper - see https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/33901766.pdf)
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Dear past me, thanks for your wise words, but it’s in fact easier said than done…
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It's just amazing how much you can achieve when nobody is sick. We had three weeks without illness and I think I finished more projects than in the half year before. Dear future me, please remember this and be kind to yourself during the winter months.
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Steps of organizing childcare because some academic work event is outside daycare hours, a thread: #academicparenting #academicparents #momademia @academicsunite
1. Prioritize events I really need to participate in weeks and months in advance.
2.Clarify funding source and provider (again, because rules keep changing)
3. Email family office
4. Email event organizer about relevant details (online, offline, would they be able to provide help etc.) -
Another summer of potentially futile #GrantWriting. At least I have a little helper this time to make it more bearable! #DP24 #AcademicParents #AcademicMums
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As a new academic parent it's easy to feel like a hindrance to your colleagues and workplace. But then I talk to students who are also parents and I realise how much they appreciate that I understand what they're juggling, and that's what matters. #AcademicParents #AcademicMums
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Trying my #introduction again with hashtags!
I work on #CommunityEcology #InsectConservation #PlantPollinator networks and the ecology of #EcosystemServices in #Agroecosystems #Wetlands and #Woodlands.
My blog #EcologyIsNotADirtyWord is 13 years old! https://ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/ #ScienceCommunication
I’m also a new mum struggling with returning to work and I’m keen to find more ways we can improve support and work conditions for #AcademicMums #AcademicParents #WomenInStem