Job prospects of junior scientists - Nature, 2017
Mental health:
https://thesiswhisperer.com/2012/05/08/the-valley-of-shit/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/clinical-depression/
https://jessicagimeno.com
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/
ECR funding calls
www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/fellowships/irf/
www.esprc.ac.uk/funding/calls/inclusionmatters/
https://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/future-leaders-fellowships/
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/dorothy-hodgkin-fellowship/
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-advanced-fellowships/
https://nerc.ukri.org/funding/available/researchgrants/standard/
Useful lists of fellowship schemes, job search websites, mentoring schemes, early career networks and science coordination programs:
Updated December 2020
Early Career Networks.pdf
Funding and Fellowships.pdf
Job Links.pdf
Mentoring Schemes.pdf
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