Each one of you can change the world, for you are made of star stuff, and you are connected to the universe.
– V. Rubin

Happy to hear from people interested in working together -> link to ideas / opportunities.

A few recommended reference materials:

  1. EAG blog – link
  2. Saying No. Have passion, love your work, prioritise and take care of you too.
    List of example of phrases when respectfully declining or clarifying compensation.
    Learn when—and how—to say no in your professional life 
  3. Geological Society, London, Education & Careers and youtube channel (with “Year of Space”) – link
  4. European Association of Geochemistry’s early career section – link
  5. Geochemical Society social media – link
  6. Meteoritical Society – link
  7. Royal Astronomical Society – link and their pdf inclusion guide
  8. AGU’s policy on scientific integrity and professional ethics (2017) – Link
  9. Geochemical Society’s career center  – link

  10. AGU’s career center – link
  11. Expectations of Ph.D Student-Supervisor mode of work – link 1, and link 2 (short quiz).
  12. UK concordat to support research integrity – link to pdf
  13. UK Researcher Development Concordat – link
  14. Quick resource for Academic Engagement with Parliaments – link 
  15. SETI Institute link and SETI youtube channel – link
  16. LPI youtube channel (planetary) – link
  17. Royal Society of Edinburgh youtube channel – link
  18. Royal Society youtube channel – link
  19. International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern) youtube channel – link

  20. Vitae – Research Integrity a landscape study – link, link 2 (scroll down)
  21. Know the odds – link
  22. In the tough academic job market….. – link
  23. How likely are you to land an academic job? – link
  24. So Many Research Scientists, So Few Openings As Professors – link
  25. Nextgen Lunar opportunities listing – http://nextgenlunar.weebly.com/job-postings.html
  26. Vitae – Researcher Development Framework lenses – link
  27. A useful resource with career planning tools and much more – www.vitae.ac.uk
  28. Tips for running your own research group (Wellcome Trust)  – Link
  29. Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) – link

  30. Error propagation – link (summary) and link2 (uncertainties and error propagation by Vern Lindberg), and link3
  31. A writing guide for petrological (& other geological) manuscripts by T.N. Irvine and D. Rumble III – link to pdf
  32. A glossary of terms and definitions used in analytical geochemistry by P. J. Potts – link to pdf.
  33. An editorial view on publishing articles by Marc D. Norman and Penny L. King – link to pdf
  34. Six things to do before writing your manuscript and eleven steps to structuring a science paper – link and link 2
  35. Authorship, some considerations – link, link 2 (b), link 3, as per COPE that guides us (link 4).
  36. Francis Albarède’s perspective on writing – link
  37. Writing highly effective reviews of a scientific manuscript – Link
  38. A quick guide to writing a solid peer review – Link
  39. How to review a paper – Link

  40. The art of responding to reviews – Link
  41. Video by Steve Barnes, CSIRO, concerning review of journal articles – www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3jGZkRcKQ
  42. Code of conduct and best practice guidelines for journal editors – Link
  43. A list of useful editorial resources including some addressing ethical dilemmas in scientific publishing – Link
  44. Evidence-based journal article. Has contemporary academia Outgrown the Carl Sagan Effect? – https://www.jneurosci.org/content/36/7/2077
  45. (HHMI) Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition – link from which to download the full book
  46. (HHMI) Training Scientists to Make the Right Moves – link from which to download the full book
  47. Food for thought re. ‘troublesome’ metrics relative to altruism, and integrity that should be inherent among academics – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5206685/
  48. If you wish to continue in academia this concise little black book can be reflected on.
    A PhD is not Enough! A Guide to Survival in Science by P. J. Feibelman – link to pdf
  49. The UK academic system [with wider relevance] by G. J. Barton – link to pdf

  50. There are a great many resources available addressing the current status and exemplary successful approaches to improve inclusion and diversity in science and wider academia / work places. Here are just a few links on the topic:
    a) Tapping all Talents 2018
    b) Royal Society – Diversity in Science
    c) The position of women and BME staff in professorial roles
  51. AdvanceGeo – link
  52. RSC’s building a better (Chem) culture webinar series – link
  53. International Association for Geoscience Diversity – link   
  54. Diversity in Geoscience (DIG) – UK – link
  55. Example reads (personal choice) among many others that you may borrow from a library:
    a) SWAY: unravelling unconscious bias by Pragya Agarwal – link
    b) Strong Female Lead: Rethinking Leadership in a World Gone Wrong by Arwa Mahdawi – link
    c) Headstrong: 52 women who changed science and the world by Rachel Swaby – link
    d) Bad Science by Ben Goldacre – link
    e) The No Club = link    Plus, the inspiring lives and range of works from the likes of  Maya Angelou, Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker,, Toni Morrison and others communicate useful messages.

The above lists are by no means exhaustive. There are many useful and accessible e.g. MOOCs that can support your continueing professional development, as well as career perspectives / interviews, job listings, conduct / procedure policies, guidance, and reports. Plus, a range of other professional development tools available from a number of professional societies and other bodies. A high level of education and expertise is something earned through hard work, it is also a privilege and extremely useful achievement that can open all kinds of doors in all kinds of sectors. Having an open mind at any point in time is no bad thing at all.