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paper", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/on-finding-an-error-in-my-own-published-paper/", "published_at": "2016-12-04T12:47:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-045d-715e-acc5-d6e0ad6e49e1", "title": "Best Practices", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/1028/", "published_at": "2016-10-23T12:49:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-045d-715e-acc5-d6e0ae0d4ccd", "title": "What’s in an affiliation?", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/whats-in-an-affiliation/", "published_at": "2016-10-16T11:07:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-045d-715e-acc5-d6e0aeca419a", "title": "Scientific meetings and diversity", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/scientific-meetings-and-diversity/", "published_at": "2016-08-06T09:00:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-045d-715e-acc5-d6e0aefa61ce", "title": "Pastoral care in science", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/pastoral-care-in-science/", "published_at": "2016-07-23T08:34:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-045d-715e-acc5-d6e0af8d186e", "title": "Writing retreats", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/writing-retreats/", "published_at": "2016-07-14T19:56:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313b769d8b", "title": "On energy & reflection", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/on-energy-and-reflection/", "published_at": "2016-05-14T08:07:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313c6162ca", "title": "Volunteer field techs are bad for wildlife ecology: the response", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/volunteer-field-techs-are-bad-for-wildlife-ecology-the-response/", "published_at": "2016-03-09T13:08:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313cc15eff", "title": "Amusing bird names explained: Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/02/28/amusing-bird-names-fluffy-backed-tit-babbler/", "published_at": "2016-02-28T09:04:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313d949a4a", "title": "First woman wins Herzberg medal as “Canada’s top scientist”", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/first-woman-wins-herzberg-medal-as-canadas-top-scientist/", "published_at": "2016-02-16T12:21:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313dab51a1", "title": "I am not an academic (for now)", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/i-am-not-an-academic-for-now/", "published_at": "2016-01-30T13:13:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313e1818e6", "title": "Why the #LGBTSTEMinar succeeded & was needed", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/why-the-lgbtsteminar-succeeded-was-needed/", "published_at": "2016-01-16T17:28:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313ea3e047", "title": "Landing an academic job is like an albatross", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2016/01/02/landing-an-academic-job-is-like-an-albatross/", "published_at": "2016-01-02T09:10:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313ebfab13", "title": "2015 by the numbers", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/2015-by-the-numbers/", "published_at": "2015-12-31T08:29:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313eeb5088", "title": "The high price of scientific conferences", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/the-high-price-of-scientific-conferences/", "published_at": "2015-12-28T13:12:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb75-6817-725e-bd94-6c313f76868a", "title": "While I was away… some recommended reads", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/while-i-was-away-some-recommended-reads/", "published_at": "2015-12-25T13:12:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e6289888e", "title": "FAQ, and answers thereto #4", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/faq-and-answers-thereto-4/", "published_at": "2015-08-24T20:03:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e62dfae76", "title": "Return to Tristan da Cunha", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/return-to-tristan-da-cunha/", "published_at": "2015-08-22T10:03:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e6350c0c3", "title": "Being out or an ally at scientific conferences – UPDATED", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/being-out-or-an-ally-at-scientific-conferences/", "published_at": "2015-08-09T17:50:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e642244a7", "title": "Some lessons learned from 10 years of sciencing", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/some-lessons-learned-from-10-years-of-sciencing/", "published_at": "2015-07-19T09:50:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e646e5f66", "title": "How to apply for a field job", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/07/05/how-to-apply-for-a-field-job/", "published_at": "2015-07-05T15:27:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e64f5caef", "title": "Science is an art", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/science-is-an-art/", "published_at": "2015-06-30T18:06:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e65c10efe", "title": "The allure of islands", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/the-allure-of-islands/", "published_at": "2015-06-28T12:00:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e6635dd1f", "title": "Now accepting submissions: CrapWildlifeVolunteerJobs.tumblr.com", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/crapwildlifevolunteerjobs-tumblr-com/", "published_at": "2015-05-31T19:59:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e66481f7d", "title": "Canadian government postdocs: revived (well, sort of)", "url": "https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/canadian-government-postdocs-revived-well-sort-of/", "published_at": "2015-04-22T18:48:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-a48c-7204-a363-a67e66863072", "title": "Publication requirements for graduation are a terrible idea", "url": 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2025

More free project ideas (2025 edition)original ↗

30 Aug 2025

2024

2024 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2024

2024 goals original ↗

1 Jan 2024

2023

2023 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2023

2023 year in review original ↗

25 Dec 2023

2023 goals original ↗

1 Jan 2023

2022

2022 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2022

Reflections on a decade of twittering original ↗

18 Dec 2022

Farewell Twitter original ↗

16 Dec 2022

2020

2020 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2020

Science, people, and surviving in the time of a global pandemic original ↗

13 Dec 2020

Queer in STEM ask me anything – another LGBTQ&A original ↗

4 Jul 2020

Overseas field courses and equity, diversity & inclusion.original ↗

28 Jun 2020

What a long year the last month has been original ↗

26 Jun 2020

The gap in queer activism and the stories untold original ↗

22 May 2020

Some thoughts on The University original ↗

3 May 2020

The challenges of being a non-university researcher: recruiting students original ↗

10 Apr 2020

Free project ideas in ecology & conservation original ↗

7 Mar 2020

Rainbow crosswalk vandalism isn’t just an isolated local event, but a national problem original ↗

6 Mar 2020

Thoughts on the process of co-authoring scientific publications original ↗

23 Feb 2020

2020 goals original ↗

1 Jan 2020

2019

2019 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2019

Lessons for the academy from non-academic research: on management original ↗

21 Dec 2019

5 years of LGBTQ+ STEM original ↗

17 Nov 2019

Two’s company. Three’s a crowd. Breaking away from the ‘limited choice’ between emails or conference calls.original ↗

3 Oct 2019

Giving feedback on graduate student writing original ↗

28 Sept 2019

Wanderlust original ↗

21 Sept 2019

Reflection in science original ↗

8 Sept 2019

The unreconciled dimensions original ↗

18 Aug 2019

The system of student research in the UK fundamentally broken original ↗

1 Aug 2019

Keeping track of projects and prioritising work original ↗

19 Jul 2019

Some rambling thoughts on field work to wrap up Pride Month original ↗

29 Jun 2019

Pre-emptive thoughts on Pride Month 2019 & a look ahead original ↗

19 May 2019

Subtle markers of career progression original ↗

20 Apr 2019

When the inclusive science spaces we build meet the orthodoxy original ↗

6 Apr 2019

Good science happens because of good people – thoughts on coauthorship original ↗

19 Feb 2019

2019 goals original ↗

1 Jan 2019

2018

2018 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2018

Back by demand: Queer in STEM AMA & What Straight Colleagues Should Know original ↗

11 Nov 2018

Suggestions for responding to reviewer comments original ↗

4 Nov 2018

Cultural memory and being queer in STEM original ↗

6 Oct 2018

Reflections on 13 years as an out scientist original ↗

15 Sept 2018

What LGBTQ+ folk in STEM want to communicate to straight colleagues: unedited responses original ↗

2 Sept 2018

What do LGBTQ+ folk in STEM want to communicate to our straight colleagues?original ↗

25 Aug 2018

The STEM LGBTQ&A original ↗

14 Jul 2018

Answers to your questions: Queer in STEM AMA original ↗

24 Jun 2018

Queer in STEM Ask Me Anything!original ↗

17 Jun 2018

Essential Pride month reading and viewing for straight friends & colleagues original ↗

16 Jun 2018

A collaborative effort to celebrate Pride month: the LGBTQ+ Rights Bot original ↗

13 Jun 2018

My journey original ↗

9 Jun 2018

Why is engaging with ecological & organismal professional societies on LGBTQ+ diversity so hard?original ↗

2 Jun 2018

MENSERC continues: men still dominate NSERC’s prestigious prizes original ↗

13 May 2018

Queering one’s science (and more languishing ideas)original ↗

24 Mar 2018

A 3-click solution to improving the work/life balance of others original ↗

11 Mar 2018

Prioritizing the flood of ideas original ↗

3 Feb 2018

2017

2018 goals original ↗

29 Dec 2017

2017 by the numbers original ↗

28 Dec 2017

FAQ, and answers thereto (Christmas 2017 edition)original ↗

23 Dec 2017

How much to charge for independent consulting work original ↗

19 Nov 2017

On generality, centrism, and science blogging original ↗

24 Aug 2017

A new adventure original ↗

14 Aug 2017

On the loss of a friend original ↗

27 Jul 2017

So you want to “do something about/for diversity”original ↗

10 Jun 2017

Listing grants on one’s CV original ↗

8 Mar 2017

The vast unread masses (or, tremendously unpopular posts)original ↗

25 Feb 2017

In defence of gulls, skuas, and giant petrels original ↗

19 Feb 2017

Another year of male-dominated NSERC prizes original ↗

7 Feb 2017

The locations of scientific meetings matter original ↗

29 Jan 2017

In praise of researching (and publishing) “local” conservation science original ↗

22 Jan 2017

2016

2016 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2016

Reading 365 (or, rather, 230) papers a year original ↗

29 Dec 2016

Astrophotography as a gateway to science original ↗

23 Dec 2016

FAQ, and answers thereto (Christmas 2016 edition)original ↗

18 Dec 2016

Example interview questions in conservation original ↗

6 Dec 2016

On finding an error in my own published paper original ↗

4 Dec 2016

Best Practices original ↗

23 Oct 2016

What’s in an affiliation?original ↗

16 Oct 2016

Scientific meetings and diversity original ↗

6 Aug 2016

Pastoral care in science original ↗

23 Jul 2016

Writing retreats original ↗

14 Jul 2016

On energy & reflection original ↗

14 May 2016

Volunteer field techs are bad for wildlife ecology: the response original ↗

9 Mar 2016

Amusing bird names explained: Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler original ↗

28 Feb 2016

First woman wins Herzberg medal as “Canada’s top scientist”original ↗

16 Feb 2016

I am not an academic (for now)original ↗

30 Jan 2016

Why the #LGBTSTEMinar succeeded & was needed original ↗

16 Jan 2016

Landing an academic job is like an albatross original ↗

2 Jan 2016

2015

2015 by the numbers original ↗

31 Dec 2015

The high price of scientific conferences original ↗

28 Dec 2015

While I was away… some recommended reads original ↗

25 Dec 2015

FAQ, and answers thereto #4 original ↗

24 Aug 2015

Return to Tristan da Cunha original ↗

22 Aug 2015

Being out or an ally at scientific conferences – UPDATED original ↗

9 Aug 2015

Some lessons learned from 10 years of sciencing original ↗

19 Jul 2015

How to apply for a field job original ↗

5 Jul 2015

Science is an art original ↗

30 Jun 2015

The allure of islands original ↗

28 Jun 2015

Now accepting submissions: CrapWildlifeVolunteerJobs.tumblr.com original ↗

31 May 2015

Canadian government postdocs: revived (well, sort of)original ↗

22 Apr 2015

Publication requirements for graduation are a terrible idea original ↗

12 Apr 2015