A few weeks ago, I attended my Canadian citizenship ceremony. Applying for citizenship, learning the history and attending the ceremony, it was all a truly f...

As a postdoc/grad student/ECR, have you ever wished that you could work from home on a regular basis? You have probably done this a few times, or perhaps you...

It was back to the usual ‘new move’ routine – try to make friends, try to find collaborators, try to find funding sources, try to understand the system. It w...

That familiar twinge of excitement that comes with the prospect of starting a new position in a new institution was back! This time I was prepared, and I was...

After a few months of living in your new home you get comfortable and develop a routine. You buy all those necessary little items, and then you start to buy ...

People complain about moving all the time. It’s stressful, it’s inconvenient, it can be expensive. Usually, these people are moving a few suburbs away, or pe...

In 2011 I was in a bad position. My ‘guaranteed’ five-year position fell short when yet another CO2 tank failed on a FACE (climate change) experiment, requir...

Most days I feel a little like Lonesome George. You know, the tortoise that had no mate or friends. (My friend working on Galapagos tortoises can tell me if ...