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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 1d

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Laura Wolz @laurawolz.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hello there!!! The printed copies of our report have arrived - and I am the chosen Laura to lug them across the country!

So, come and join us in Edinburgh on the 22nd of October for our first @carersinstemm.bsky.social report launch and get your own copy!

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A phot showing a pile of printed report with green cover page. The front title reads The Dual Demands of Academic Travel and Caregiving and shows a graphic of different caregiving situations as well as a wordcloud.

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 3d

We LOVE seeing this!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

Scientist, Wonder Woman, Carer ❤️

Dr Anna Hadjihambi @ahadjihambi.bsky.social · 3d

The mini future leader and half of the Liver-Brain Axis Team made it to Canada and we are ready for #ISHEN. It is going to be epic! @ukri.org @winrepo.bsky.social @carersinstemm.bsky.social

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 4d

You can also join one of the three report launch events where the team will be sharing their actionable recommendations to improve support for all academic carers. Please come and say hello to me if you’re at the Edinburgh event! 9/end🧵

Register👉: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 17d

🚨We're going on tour!🚨
Join us for 1 of our "Report Launch" networking events: Edinburgh, Manchester, London, or the comfort of your own home!

We will present the 'Carers in STEMM' survey findings, host panel discussions w/ policy markers, EDI advocates & fellow parents/carers.

Spread the word!📣

Poster detailing a series of events hosted by Carers in STEMM in Edinburgh (22nd October), Manchester (13th November) or London (9th December). Events will be hybrid. Poster includes a QR code for registration. Contact us for alternative registration processes.

Poster also details the financial support available to facilitate the full attendance of carers in STEMM or interested, supportive allies

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 4d

So today I celebrate the work of @carersinstemm.bsky.social who are calling for systemic changes to funding, policy & culture to support carers in STEM. Funders & employers must listen if they recognise and value the importance of a diverse workforce.👩‍🔬🧪

Read their report 👉 carersinstemm.co.uk 8/9🧵

A Carers Guide for Institutions
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Ensure institutional expense policy allows for the reimbursement of care-related costs including dependant and co-carer travel expenses.
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Update and align institutional financial reimbursement policy with funder T&C’s relating to care-giving costs.
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Establish institutional policy and disseminate to line managers and expense approvers to avoid inconsistent implementation and support.
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Provide flexible carers grants for all staff and students with minimal administrative burden to flexibly support ad-hoc care and do not mandate online attendance.
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Consider the competing demands of meeting sustainability goals and the requirement to support carers (e.g. trains, flight times on weekends).
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Decouple measures of research impact and esteem from travel opportunities with updated academic guidance.
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Allow for family-friendly travel accommodation options including booking outside of approved institutional travel providers.
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Provide a per-diem (a daily allowance) option for complex trips to reduce
administrative burden on carers.
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When hosting an event, ensure risk assessments and insurance policy align to allow access to those under the age of 18.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 4d

Conventional wisdom says motherhood should wait for tenure as before you land a permanent post, #academia is just not that family friendly🙁

@carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday🧵on parenting & academia! 1/9 👩‍🔬🧪🔭⚛️

ℹ️: carersinstemm.co.uk

From 2006. A younger and shell-shocked looking Catherine on a balcony holding a very tiny baby with the mountains of Vancouver in the background. The baby is so new, Catherine still has the pregnant bump.

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 6d

Edinburgh and surrounding areas, please join us in 3 weeks for our first report launch event!

After presenting our survey findings, we have a great line-up of panelist, including the fantastic @astroroyalscot.bsky.social!

Register via forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Advertisement poster of our Carers in STEMM report launch event in Edinburgh, on the 22.10.2025 at Playfair from 10am. More details can be found via event registration https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B8tSwU5hu0qBivA1z6kad4JPwQzjYCRIgeFJLWslxmNURE5QNENLOE1LN1lOMlZPUlZYT0RJTklQOC4u

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 12d

We are pleased to announce the publication of our STEMM sector-wide survey

The report highlights our findings & suggests recommendations. Now available to download here carersinstemm.co.uk

Please share especially w/ institutions, funders & allies

@laurawolz.bsky.social @carterlj.bsky.social

Screenshot of the front page of the carers in STEMM survey report

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 12d

Do we have any contacts at a Northern Ireland university? 🙏🧪

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · 17d

🚨We're going on tour!🚨
Join us for 1 of our "Report Launch" networking events: Edinburgh, Manchester, London, or the comfort of your own home!

We will present the 'Carers in STEMM' survey findings, host panel discussions w/ policy markers, EDI advocates & fellow parents/carers.

Spread the word!📣

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · Aug 25

👶✈️ Balancing caregiving and academic travel?

Join Dr. Laura Pallett for "The Dual Demands of Academic Travel and Caregiving"

🗓️ Sept 25 | 🕒15:00 CEST
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yefis2025-ia2

Hosted by the Improving Academia group of yEFIS

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jul 6

1/3rd of the 3Lauras presented last week at the "New UCL Academics Group" - this new network is seeking to improve culture for the next generation of the scientists we are training, so was great to share of our work around caring responsibilities & travel opportunities.

Thanks for the invite!

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 18

Fantastic to have 1 of the 3Lauras shortlisted for such a fantastic @britsocimm.bsky.social Award.
Congratulations to the winners 👏

Quintana Lab @juanquintana.bsky.social · Jun 18

Amazing shortlisted colleagues on the EDI award @britsocimm.bsky.social - @pallettlab.bsky.social & @mcsinton.bsky.social lead important initiatives and I’m always inspired by this. Well done to everyone!

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · Jun 15

🚹 Report: #PaternityLeave policies vary in Europe but the UK's offer is "one of the worst in the developed world".

🇬🇧 2 weeks at £187.18 a week
🇪🇸 6 weeks with full pay
🇩🇰 24 weeks at full pay
🇸🇪 10 months: First 390 days up to SEK47,750 (£3,590) a month.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How UK paternity leave compares to the rest of Europe

Most dads in the UK get two weeks off work after their baby is born, but dads in many European countries get more.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks for the share, and amplification of the article ❤️

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Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social · Jun 12

For those interested on the caregiving & science initiative, follow @carersinstemm.bsky.social and read their article about conference travel (very pertinent!!) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Researcher parents are paying a high price for conference travel — here’s how to fix it

Three scientist mothers call for a change in how conference childcare costs are reimbursed, drawing on their personal experiences.

www.nature.com

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks @doctoremmerson.bsky.social - it’s always nice to be recognised for things like this 👏

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 11

The news is out now 😉

We are proud to say we, the 3Lauras, have been awarded the @ukri.org “Advancing Culture” 2025 Impact Award for our work trying to improve caring provisions at conferences, grant funding & policy here at Carers in STEMM 👏

The recognition is fantastic - 🙏 !

2 of the 3Lauras collecting their UKRI advancing culture impact award

2 of the 3Lauras in front of a poster describing the work of Carers in STEMM

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Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social · Jun 10

@carersinstemm.bsky.social looking forward to this UKRI FLF session on academic travel and caregiving... very pertinent for me at present!

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 10

Great to feature among the other fantastic projects at the Annual #FLFConference

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thanks so much for having us! Great to continue the discussion on this. The report will be out in the wild soon. Watch this space. 👏

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re excited to have @laurawolz.bsky.social and @carterlj.bsky.social from @carersinstemm.bsky.social with us today to tell us about their important work advocating for equitable and accessible support for those balancing caring and career. #LINEsymposium2025

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚅2 of the 3Lauras will be on tour next week🚅

We will be attending the @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social ECR-focussed LINE symposium to share some insights into our sector-wide survey. Looking forward to it.

If you are attending and want to know more, come say hi 👋

London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Apr 28

We can see our ECR-focused LINE symposium already on the horizon (9th of June) @crick.ac.uk. shorturl.at/MyWNl 🥳
You can submit your abstracts (talk or poster) until the EXTENDED DEADLINE on the 12th of May here: shorturl.at/7KuXL
Free registration shorturl.at/wLyWY
We're excited to see you there!

This is a poster advertising the LINE scientific symposium aimed at early career researchers working in infection. Displayed is an electron microscope image showing two salmonella bacteria attached to a cells causing the cell membrane to ripple. Below the image, the organisational details about the symposium are shown.

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Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · Jun 5

2 of the 3Lauras will be attending this years @ukri.org FLF Annual Conference next week in Brighton to share some headline findings of our sector-wide #survey during what we hope will be an engaged & enlightening panel discussion.

If you want to find out more, grab us for a coffee :-)

Carers In STEMM @carersinstemm.bsky.social · May 27

We're excited to share that 1 of our 3Lauras has been shortlisted as a finalist for @britsocimm.bsky.social's "Diversity & Inclusion Award" this year
#BSIImmunologyAwards

So great to see a fantastic line-up of initiatives seeking to improve inclusion in STEMM shortlisted for this 👏

British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · May 21

An unforgettable evening awaits on 18 June at 18:30 BST! 🍾

We would love for you to join us in celebrating groundbreaking achievements in #immunology at the BSI Immunology Awards in London.

Don’t miss out - secure your FREE ticket today! 👉 bit.ly/43veEGr

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