Resources
Welcome to the resources page. This is a collection of posts, pages, webinars, training courses and manuals that I have found helpful in my travels. I will do my best to keep it current, but if there is something you’ve found that isn’t listed here, get in touch and let me know!
Coding
Below you’ll find a small selection of general purpose resources that you might find useful if you are just getting started on your coding journey. For a more expansive list, head over to the Hacky Hours Resources page which is updated much more frequently. Are you a scientist who codes who’d be interested in coming along to Hacky Hours? Drop me a line via the contact page – we’d love to have you!
- Best Practices in Scientific Computing
- Software carpentry git lesson
- Software carpentry Python lesson
- Python language basics
Science and the Academy
- Funding Opportunities database containing almost 400 different schemes for early- and mid-career scientists, updated regularly
- Collection of resources on grant-seeking
- Guide to peer-reviewing for early-career scientists
- Community comment on the hidden curriculum of the academy
- List of travel funding opportunities for early- and mid-career researchers
Productivity
Most people are ok at getting things done.. Are you interested in how to get things done better? Here are some of the resources that have guided (and continue to shape) my ongoing journey toward the most productive version of myself.
- Eisenhower’s Urgent vs Important time management matrix
- Project management for academics
- Why you might want to build a second brain
- The power of power hour
- The concept of Hell Yeah or No
- Why perfectionism is destroying your productivity
Tools
I have a whole series of posts on this site dedicated to the “Toolbox” I use in my everyday work where I cover the what’s, why’s and how’s of each tool. However, in case you’re not up for all that reading and detail, here are some of the core tools in my workflow. Note that many of these are either free/open-source or are listed as I find them to be excellent value for money – most importantly none of the links provided below are affiliate links. I genuinely do use and love these tools!
