Why I was never going to apply for a program called “Superstars of STEM” – and why I did anyway
A program that trains women to be celebrity scientists, change makers and smashers of society’s gender assumptions. Um, no thankContinue Reading
Author: Kylie Soanes
Parental leave and prejudice
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a female ECR running out of time on a fixed-term contract must beContinue Reading
Curious Kids: if trees are cut down in the city, where will possums live?
Curious Kids: if trees are cut down in the city, where will possums live? Kylie Soanes, The University of Melbourne IfContinue Reading
Finding your pack
The first rule of pregnant ECR club is that you don’t talk about pregnant ECR club. Also, bring salty snacks.Continue Reading
Introduction to academic parenthood: error 404, page not found
Becoming a parent as an early-career researcher is scary. I know, I know, it’s always scary. But being an early-career researcher inContinue Reading
Urban owls are losing their homes. So we’re 3D printing them new ones
A team of designers and ecologists have teamed up to find a way to make artificial nests more appealing to one of the city’s largest birds of prey: the powerful owl.
The threatened species in our urban jungle
This article was first published on Pursuit (University of Melbourne). You can read the original article here. It was aContinue Reading
Peak productivity: the academic way
It’s here! That manic magical time of the year where academics across the world take part in Do-Everything December. If you’veContinue Reading
Get back to noticing nature, with the Wildversity Spring Challenge
I am the kind of person who notices stuff. Not all stuff. Probably not if we need milk, or ifContinue Reading
How did the squirrel glider’s genes cross the road? Wildlife crossing structures are no joke
Originally posted on The Applied Ecologist:
Punchlines aside, in this blog Kylie Soanes shares insights from her recent article, Evaluating the success of…
life on the verge 