Tales from academia

Something between a disclaimer and a confession

In my free time, I often do what I do in my working time. I write. These stories are different from my academic writing, though. They are crafted from real-world events that often stay in the margins, invisible to most, as if they come from a Ferrantian universe of blurred spaces. If you are looking for some of my non-academic writing that is related to life in academia, you are in the right place. I cannot promise that you will have fun, but I do promise that you will return.


May 2023

Invisible women in academia: My recent experience with an ERC application

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February 2023

Four scary letters

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November 2022

Victory has a thousand mothers

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February 2022

Motherhood, tenure-clock, and the Next Big Grant

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October 2021

The day I was asked to choose between caring for my preterm baby and my job in academia

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