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Looking forward to hearing from this afternoon's #SparksofChange speakers.

Career: Don’t face writer’s block alone Creating a writing club allowed a Brazilian PhD student to confront her fears, improve her English and, ultimately, change the way she sees research.

Getting to grips with writing in a second language?

Bruna Garcia wrote for #SparksOfChange about how she took a leap and started her own writing club and how you can do the same!
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Sparks of Change Tell us how the culture of research is changing.

#Neurodivergent scientists share the highs and lows of navigating academia in our series of articles for #SparksOfChange ✨
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Being Neurodivergent in Academia: How to navigate fieldwork A PhD student recounts what she has learned from managing her ADHD between the office and the rainforest.

15/ Ominous tree holes, curious snails and sneaky logs. Researching in the field can present a host of new challenges when you have #ADHD.

@hellapeter.bsky.social shared 5 tips for navigating fieldwork in #SparksOfChange.
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11/ Bruna Martins Garcia thought a good PhD student had to be fully independent until writing in a new language began hindering her opportunities.

She told #SparksOfChange how she took the leap and started her own writing club, and how you can do the same!
https://buff.ly/3CWk823

Being Neurodivergent in Academia Neurodiversity in research, from the perspective of neurodivergent scientists.

With more to come, explore the articles published so far in our Being Neurodivergent in Academia collection! #SparksOfChange 4/6 elifesciences.org/collections/...

"involving the community means that scientific questions and ideas start with them." From Kirsty lauder in the latest sparks of change

How one researcher's misstep turned into a catalyst for positive change.

Kirsty Lauder reflects on the importance of language and community involvement in her neuroinclusivity research for #SparksOfChange.
elifesciences.org/articles/973...

“I started to question whether I had, in fact, outgrown my ADHD.”

After hitting rock bottom a few months into a prestigious fellowship, a postdoc recounts how they found their way to ADHD medication, therapy, and better mental health. #SparksOfChange elifesciences.org/articles/962...

Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Working with my brain and not against it When attempts to capitalize on her undiagnosed ADHD traits led to repeated cycles of overwork and burnout, a postdoc re-evaluated how she faces the daily challenges of being a neurodivergent scientist...

"Being a member of the National Black Postdoctoral Association has allowed me to find peers who understand the unique challenges of Black scholars, including those who are neurodivergent like me.”

Read Tigist Tamir's story in #SparksOfChange

Being Neurodivergent in Academia: How to navigate fieldwork A PhD student recounts what she has learned from managing her ADHD between the office and the rainforest.

Ominous tree holes, curious snails and sneaky logs. Researching in the field can present a host of new challenges when you have #ADHD.

Hella Peter shares 5 tips for navigating fieldwork in #SparksOfChange.

"For the first time, I recognised that my ADHD traits could also be assets, the building blocks that make me unique as a scientist." From Uyen in the latest sparks of change

“The diagnosis brought a sense of coherence and clarity that had been missing my whole life, yet I couldn’t help but also feel betrayed.”

Uyen's ADHD diagnosis was the first step in her journey of self-acceptance. #SparksOfChange 3/4 elifesciences.org/articles/933...

Being Neurodivergent in academia. A new sparks of change series. Text is accompanied by an orange illustration of a stick figure sitting on a brain.

We’re pleased to announce a new #SparksOfChange series of personal stories from #neurodivergent researchers navigating academia. Our first two stories are from authors who both received their diagnoses as adults. 1/4 elifesciences.org/inside-elife...