Life in academia

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Research & academiaacademiaecologyphdresearchgraduate students
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Subscribers18.5K
Views per video2.7Kmedian of the last 30
Views per subscriber0.15how many actually watch
Comments per video8median
Uploads per month0.7
Last upload1.3y ago2025-06-02
Total views907K
Total videos207
Long-form / Shorts50% / 0%

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What Life in academia makes

Topics academia, ecology, phd, research, graduate students

Hi there! I am a professor of ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. In this channel I'm talking about life in academia from graduate student to running a lab and everything in between. Topics include publishing, writing, reviewing, research strategy, rejections and success - and plenty of advice for doctoral students, postdocs, and early career researchers. Covering all the ins and outs of academic life from the perspective of an ecology lab. There are playlists for doctoral students, postdocs, new PIs, and lists covering more general topics. New videos out every week, so please feel free to subscribe!

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Recent videos

TitlePublishedViewsLength
What is the ideal university? a conversation with Prof Naotsugu Tsuchiya: #academia #university2025-06-0295744 min
Importance of maintaining professional distance in academia: how to avoid harm2025-05-062.7K6 min
Faculty searches: are the outcomes always fair? And what does 'fair' mean? #assistantprofessor #phd2025-02-273.9K20 min
Faculty interviews: how to answer questions about the fit to the department #interview #phd2025-02-1312.1K9 min
Alternative careers for postdocs and PhD students: overcoming academia as the default choice #phd2025-01-302.4K7 min
Making first contact for a collaboration: how to write that first email... #collaboration #research2025-01-161.7K5 min
Providing freedom in research labs: why it's important, how to do it, and what are the risks2024-08-211.0K7 min
How to harness social media for creativity in research #creativity #academia #science #research2024-08-076348 min
How to make research labs more creative #academia #phd #postdoc #creativity2024-07-241.3K13 min
Creativity in the scientific process: the 5 points where you can be creative. #phd #creativity2024-07-101.7K12 min

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