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The academic workplace is constantly changing. Resources that help you in one job or at a particular stage in your parenting journey are likely to differ from the resources that will support you as you move and grow at work and home. Our blog will give you access to the latest resources to empower you as you navigate life and academia.
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Using Instagram to Help the Next Generation of Doctors and Scientists
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...
Dilemma: Being a Role Model While Maintaining Privacy
“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...
Your Mental Health: Being a Parent at a Time of Crisis
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...
Thank You for 2019 and Watch Out 2020!
2019 has been a pretty big year for aKIDemic Life, with the launch of the website, the creation and curation of great new content to help parents...
Interview with Shep Chidarikire on Mental Health, Academia and Parenting
Today we interview Shep Chidarikire, a lecturer and nurse in mental health, working in Tasmania, Australia. He discusses the mental health...
The Story Behind aKIDemic Life
This month aKIDemic Life founder Kirsty Nash was interviewed by Stefan Partelow for the Finding Sustainability Podcast run by the Environmental...
Parenting & PhDs
Earlier this month, we spoke to Sivee Chawla, a graduate student who wanted tips on how to balance work with family responsibilities. In response to...
Interview with Sivee Chawla on Parenting and PhDs
Sivee Chawla is an international PhD student in Australia. She contacted aKIDemic Life to ask about support for graduate students trying to balance...
Interview with Grace Alenoma on Parenting & Academia in Ghana
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...
The Essential Guide to Flying with Children
We are approaching conference season. Having children can make this time just that little bit more stressful - do you leave them at home or take...
Interview with Amanda Gorham on Post-Partum Depression
This month we are focusing on mental health in academia, and today we have a heart-wrenching talk with Amanda Gorham a PhD student at the University...
Interview with Professor Caleb Gardner on Paternity Leave & Academia
Meet Caleb Gardner a Professor at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania (UTAS). Q1. Tell us a bit about your work...
Interview with Kerrie Walkem on the Well-Being of Parents & Carers Working in Academia
Kerrie Walkem is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board and a very experienced family health professional. Q1. Tell us a bit about your...
Interview with Assistant Professor Anna CohenMiller on Traveling to Conferences with Kids
Assistant Professor Anna CohenMiller is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board. She is Founder of The Motherscholar Project. Since 2010, she...
Interview with Professor Alan Duffy on Taking Paternity Leave in Academia
Associate Professor Alan Duffy is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board. He is a Research Fellow at Swinburne University and Lead Scientist...
Interview with Dr. Scott Jones on Relocating for a Job with Family
Dr Scott Jones is a postdoc at the USGS, based in California. He recently moved his wife, two kids and a bump across the country for this new...
Interview with Professor Christina Hicks on Taking Kids Into the Field
Professor Christina Hicks is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board, and is a social scientist working at Lancaster University in the UK....
Interview with Professor Gretta Pecl on Work-Life Balance
Professor Gretta Pecl is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board. She is Director of the Centre for Marine Socioecology in Hobart, Tasmania....
Interview with Dr. Jeremy Brownlie on Balancing a Career and Being a Dad
Dr Jeremy Brownlie is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board. His research focuses on insects and their symbionts. He is President-elect for...
Interview with Dr. Sanam Mustafa on Returning to Work After Parental Leave
Dr Sanam Mustafa is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board. She is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence...
Interview with Professor Catriona Hurd on Preparing for Parental Leave
Professor Catriona Hurd studies seaweed physiological ecology. In 2015, she won the Phycological Society of America's Gerald Prescott award for her...
Interview with Dr. Emily Nicholson on Career Planning
Dr Emily Nicholson is a member of the aKIDemic Life Advisory Board. Her research focuses on solving problems in nature conservation. Emily also...