http://www.sciencemamas.com TALES AND TIPS FROM (the lives of) MAMAS IN SCIENCE Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:19:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.6 A series of interviews with Mamas (and Papas) in science about their adventures in parenthood and research Julie Gould no episodic podcast Tales and Tips from (the lives of) Mamas in Science http://www.sciencemamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SM_logo_3-1400x1400.jpg http://www.sciencemamas.com/category/sciencemamas-podcast/ Content Copyright to Science MamasScience,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balancejulie@juliegould.netJulie Gould http://www.sciencemamas.com/2023/04/06/sciencemamas-podcast-salome-maswime/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2023/04/06/sciencemamas-podcast-salome-maswime/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:14:20 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=139 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2023/04/06/sciencemamas-podcast-salome-maswime/feed/ 0 THE BIG THING IS THAT IT’S NOT AN EITHER/OR, WE WANT TO DO BOTH AND WE SHOULD DO BOTH SAYS SALOME MASWIME Salome Maswime is a mother of two boys, an obstetrician and gynecologist, the Head of Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town, THE BIG THING IS THAT IT’S NOT AN EITHER/OR, WE WANT TO DO BOTH AND WE SHOULD DO BOTH SAYS SALOME MASWIME Salome Maswime is a mother of two boys, an obstetrician and gynecologist, the Head of Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and the President of the South African Clinician […] Podcast – Science Mamas 1 1 8 8 #SCIENCEMAMAS PODCAST: Salome Maswime full false 16:47 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance http://www.sciencemamas.com/2023/04/06/sciencemamas-podcast-alexandra-olaya-castro/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2023/04/06/sciencemamas-podcast-alexandra-olaya-castro/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:11:03 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=136 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2023/04/06/sciencemamas-podcast-alexandra-olaya-castro/feed/ 0 MULTITASKING IS A FALLACY SAYS ALEXANDRA OLAYA-CASTRO Alexandra Olaya-Castro is a Colombian-born theoretical physicist, mother of two, and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London. MULTITASKING IS A FALLACY SAYS ALEXANDRA OLAYA-CASTRO Alexandra Olaya-Castro is a Colombian-born theoretical physicist, mother of two, and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London. She is also the Vice-Dean over Equality, Diversity and Inclusion of the Mathematical and Physical Science Faculty. As a successful scientist-mother in the male-dominated field […] Podcast – Science Mamas 1 1 7 7 #SCIENCEMAMAS PODCAST: Alexandra Olyaya-Castro full false 20:29 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/05/31/sciencemamas-podcast-rebecca-johnson/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/05/31/sciencemamas-podcast-rebecca-johnson/#respond Thu, 31 May 2018 20:30:54 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=104 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/05/31/sciencemamas-podcast-rebecca-johnson/feed/ 0 There’s no perfect time to start a family, says Rebecca Johnson, but do make sure you think about it in terms of your biology and health, as well as your career plans. “It’s not going to be easy, whatever road you go down. I’m exhausted all the time! There’s no perfect time to start a family, says Rebecca Johnson, but do make sure you think about it in terms of your biology and health, as well as your career plans. “It’s not going to be easy, whatever road you go down. I’m exhausted all the time!” Rebecca Johnson was in her forties when she […] Podcast – Science Mamas full false 14:08 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/04/15/sciencemamas-podcast-eileen-parkes/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/04/15/sciencemamas-podcast-eileen-parkes/#respond Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:00:50 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=92 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/04/15/sciencemamas-podcast-eileen-parkes/feed/ 0 Keeping in touch with the research whilst on maternity leave can put you in a better position for negotiating project ownership, says Eileen Parkes. Eileen Parkes decided that instead of being a doctor of medicine, Keeping in touch with the research whilst on maternity leave can put you in a better position for negotiating project ownership, says Eileen Parkes. Eileen Parkes decided that instead of being a doctor of medicine, she wanted to go into cancer research. So, she started a PhD at Queen’s University Belfast in August 2012. And […] Podcast – Science Mamas full false 11:36 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/03/08/sciencemamas-podcast-dame-athene-donald/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/03/08/sciencemamas-podcast-dame-athene-donald/#respond Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:00:18 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=84 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/03/08/sciencemamas-podcast-dame-athene-donald/feed/ 0 If planning a career in academia, taking time to recover on maternity leave is no bad thing. “If you put things at work on a back-burner for a little while, you can step-up again later. That is totally fine.” Happy International Women’s Day 2018! If planning a career in academia, taking time to recover on maternity leave is no bad thing. “If you put things at work on a back-burner for a little while, you can step-up again later. That is totally fine.” Happy International Women’s Day 2018! To celebrate, Dame Athene Donald, professor of physics, fellow of the […] Podcast – Science Mamas full false 9:38 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/02/15/sciencemamas-podcast-becca-calisi/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/02/15/sciencemamas-podcast-becca-calisi/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:00:15 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=74 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/02/15/sciencemamas-podcast-becca-calisi/feed/ 0 Having a family and becoming a parent shouldn’t affect your career in science, says #ScienceMama Becca Calisi. Becca Calisi is an assistant professor at UC Davis, California, where she runs a lab studies how the environment affects the brain, Having a family and becoming a parent shouldn’t affect your career in science, says #ScienceMama Becca Calisi. Becca Calisi is an assistant professor at UC Davis, California, where she runs a lab studies how the environment affects the brain, behaviour and health. She has one 6 year old daughter, who arrived whilst she was a postdoc […] Podcast – Science Mamas full false 17:35 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/01/15/sciencemamas-podcast-karen-mcgregor/ http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/01/15/sciencemamas-podcast-karen-mcgregor/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:48:53 +0000 http://www.sciencemamas.com/?p=56 http://www.sciencemamas.com/2018/01/15/sciencemamas-podcast-karen-mcgregor/feed/ 1 #ScienceMama Karen McGregor from the Daphne Jackson Trust talks about why it’s important to support parents who wish to return to a career in academic science. Karen McGregor is a #ScienceMama turned #ScienceMama, #SciencePapa & #Scientist advocate, #ScienceMama Karen McGregor from the Daphne Jackson Trust talks about why it’s important to support parents who wish to return to a career in academic science. Karen McGregor is a #ScienceMama turned #ScienceMama, #SciencePapa & #Scientist advocate, supporting people who wish to return to work in an academic research position after taking a career break. […] Podcast – Science Mamas full false 11:15 julie@juliegould.net (Julie Gould)Science,Careers,Parenting,Parent,Mama,Papa,Work,Life,Balance