I just wrapped up an intense academic year balancing a difficult pregnancy, dissertation completion (PhD in Ethnic Studies at University of California San Diego), being on the job market, and working as an adjunct with no …
This month’s post is from Jerusha Mather, one of the inaugural Australian Academy of Science STEM Women Changemakers – a group of women ranging from start-up founders to organisational advocates, who are using their knowledge, …
Using Instagram to Help the Next Generation of Doctors and Scientists Read More
“You can’t be what you can’t see”— Marian Wright Edelman I talk to many academics about the importance of great role models. Seeing someone go before you and successfully juggle work and family life …
Dilemma: Being a Role Model While Maintaining Privacy Read More
Every now and again I get an email in my overflowing inbox that makes me sit up and pay attention: this week I received a newsletter from PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia). I read …
Your Mental Health: Being a Parent at a Time of Crisis Read More
This month aKIDemic Life founder Kirsty Nash was interviewed by Stefan Partelow for the Finding Sustainability Podcast run by the Environmental Social Science Network. In the episode she discusses how aKIDemic Life came into being, …
Sivee Chawla is an international PhD student in Australia. She contacted aKIDemic Life to ask about support for graduate students trying to balance work with parenting responsibilities. In response to her enquiry, we will be …
Everyone’s story is a little bit different. Here at aKIDemic Life we are keen to share some of that diversity in experiences to help build awareness of what other parents and carers are going through, …
Interview with Grace Alenoma on Parenting & Academia in Ghana Read More
