Recommended Blogs
Recommended Blogs:
Looking for some useful/fun blogs related to biology, academia, graduate life? Check out this list of blogs that other graduate students in the department read!
| Blog Title | General Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Ecology | Advice and news blog for ecologists and evolutionary biologists | https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com |
| Eco Evo Evo Eco | Advice and news blog for ecologists and evolutionary biologists | http://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com |
| TreeThinkers | Website and blog geared towards phylogenetics | http://treethinkers.org/blog/ |
| Parasite Ecology | New symbiont science and comics | https://parasiteecology.wordpress.com |
| The Molecular Ecologist | Website geared towards applications of population genetic data in studies of evolution, ecology, and diversity. | http://www.molecularecologist.com |
| PLOS Ecology Community | Provides informal online avenues for researcher collaboration and discussion of timely ecology, environmental and climate science research. | https://plos.org/research-communities/ecology/ |
| Benchfly | Using technology to move scientific research forward | https://www.benchfly.com/blog/ |
| Scientist Sees Squirrel | Advise for academic writing and publishing such as writing an effective methods section, handling peer review, journal rejection, etc. | https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com |
| Claus O. Wilke | Advice on career development and academic writing related topics | https://clauswilke.com/blog/ |
| The Thesis Whisperer | Advice and news blog on the topic of getting a PhD | https://thesiswhisperer.com |
| WebMz | Science, women in science, failure in science, career options | http://www.webmz.nyc/words/ |
| DoctoralWritingSIG | Tips and information about academic writing | https://doctoralwriting.wordpress.com |
| From the lab bench | All things science | http://www.fromthelabbench.com/ |
| Get a Life, PhD | Succeed in academia and have a life too | http://getalifephd.blogspot.com |
| Human evolution | News blog about human origins | https://thehumanevolutionblog.com |
| Nature's Science blogging | Why blogging matters | https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/scholarcast/how_science_blogging_can_lead |
| Why blogging matters | Why blogging matters | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01414-6 |
| Science blogging | How to science blog | https://www.theopennotebook.com/2016/02/16/science-blogging-essential-guide-at-ton/ |
| Teaching | List of teaching blogs for grad students | https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/news/teaching-blogs-you-should-be-reading |
| gradhacker | Advice Blog | http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker |
| General Biology | List of Blogs | https://blog.feedspot.com/biology_blogs/ |
| Nature's recommendations | List of Blogs | https://www.nature.com/news/2006/060703/multimedia/50_science_blogs.html |
| Evolution | List of Blogs | https://blog.feedspot.com/evolution_blogs/ |
| Ecology | List of Blogs | https://blog.feedspot.com/ecology_blogs/ |
| Genetics | List of Blogs | https://blog.feedspot.com/genetics_blogs/ |
| From PhD to Life | Understand the process of finding and applying for non-academic jobs | https://fromphdtolife.com/blog/ |