David Aldridge is a phytoplankton-loving marine biology PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Also the founder and editor of Words in mOcean, a website dedicated to publishing blog posts and features on marine science. We’ve asked David to guest post for us here at DSN. Enjoy! Disclaimer: not everything in the . . . → Read More: Underfunded academic, seeking tenure, attempts to steal research ship
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By Dr. M, on  April 10th, 2013  4 comments  Life of Science, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment, Weird  faculty, Research Vessel, steal, tenure, thief By Miriam Goldstein, on June 5th, 2011 8 comments Scientist! Gender, gender gap, physical oceanography, tenure, Women in Science The gender gap in tenure-track physical oceanography faculty positions has nearly doubled since the mid-1990s, according to a correspondence item published in Nature Geoscience in March. (Thanks to labmate Kate for the heads-up!) From the University of Washington press release: Twenty-eight percent of the men earning physical oceanography doctorates at key U.S. institutions from 1980 . . . → Read More: Gender gap doubles in physical oceanography
By Dr. M, on July 7th, 2009 10 comments Education, Scientist! adminsitration, economic crisis, economy, faculty, Florida State University, job cuts, oceanography, recession, tenure, university In April, I reported that Word from Tallahassee is that oceanography may be out at FSU! Florida State administrators this afternoon released a draft of proposed wide-sweeping cutbacks at the university, based on current reductions in state revenue. If enacted, they would dramatically alter the university as we know it. Twenty-one degree programs at FSU . . . → Read More: Oceanography on the Chopping Block: The Conclusion
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