Laura Carter
@carterlj.bsky.social
Professor of Environmental Chemistry researching the impacts of emerging contaminants in the environment 🌱 | UKRI Future Leader Fellow #UKRIFLF | 1/3 of carers in STEMM aka the 3Lauras
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By way of a celebration of the juggle many carers & parents go through to make travel for research happen, why not share your “STEMM life with dependants” photos 😃 🧪
Let’s amplify, discuss, normalise the balancing act, & celebrate the superpowers often required ⚖️
We ❤️ seeing them!
#STEMMCarers
Let’s amplify, discuss, normalise the balancing act, & celebrate the superpowers often required ⚖️
We ❤️ seeing them!
#STEMMCarers
October 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
By way of a celebration of the juggle many carers & parents go through to make travel for research happen, why not share your “STEMM life with dependants” photos 😃 🧪
Let’s amplify, discuss, normalise the balancing act, & celebrate the superpowers often required ⚖️
We ❤️ seeing them!
#STEMMCarers
Let’s amplify, discuss, normalise the balancing act, & celebrate the superpowers often required ⚖️
We ❤️ seeing them!
#STEMMCarers
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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!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
UKRI #FLF community please help us and spread the word about our @carersinstemm.bsky.social upcoming report launch events.
➡️ First stop The University of Edinburgh on 22nd October
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#UKRIFLF #FutureLeadersFellows
➡️ First stop The University of Edinburgh on 22nd October
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#UKRIFLF #FutureLeadersFellows
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
UKRI #FLF community please help us and spread the word about our @carersinstemm.bsky.social upcoming report launch events.
➡️ First stop The University of Edinburgh on 22nd October
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#UKRIFLF #FutureLeadersFellows
➡️ First stop The University of Edinburgh on 22nd October
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#UKRIFLF #FutureLeadersFellows
Join us in #Edinburgh on 22nd October for the first of our @carersinstemm.bsky.social report launch events.
We are excited that @astroroyalscot.bsky.social is able to join us - looking forward to the panel discussion and hearing feedback on the report 🎤
We are excited that @astroroyalscot.bsky.social is able to join us - looking forward to the panel discussion and hearing feedback on the report 🎤
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...
Register👉: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🚨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!📣
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!📣
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Join us in #Edinburgh on 22nd October for the first of our @carersinstemm.bsky.social report launch events.
We are excited that @astroroyalscot.bsky.social is able to join us - looking forward to the panel discussion and hearing feedback on the report 🎤
We are excited that @astroroyalscot.bsky.social is able to join us - looking forward to the panel discussion and hearing feedback on the report 🎤
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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
@carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday🧵on parenting & academia! 1/9 👩🔬🧪🔭⚛️
ℹ️: carersinstemm.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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
@carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday🧵on parenting & academia! 1/9 👩🔬🧪🔭⚛️
ℹ️: carersinstemm.co.uk
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@carterlj.bsky.social talks about their UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship on emerging contaminants in agricultural systems rdcu.be/eqQCy
Emerging contaminants in agricultural systems
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment interviewed Laura Carter about their project investigating emerging contaminants in agricultural systems.
rdcu.be
June 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
@carterlj.bsky.social talks about their UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship on emerging contaminants in agricultural systems rdcu.be/eqQCy
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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 - 🙏 !
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 - 🙏 !
June 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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 - 🙏 !
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 - 🙏 !
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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
June 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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
Still smiling after a busy week at #SETACVienna2025. Lots of interesting discussion - I particularly enjoyed the sessions integrating #policy and #scientific advances which opened some new lines of thinking for me 🤔. Now to go home and digest it all!
@setac.bsky.social
@setac.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Still smiling after a busy week at #SETACVienna2025. Lots of interesting discussion - I particularly enjoyed the sessions integrating #policy and #scientific advances which opened some new lines of thinking for me 🤔. Now to go home and digest it all!
@setac.bsky.social
@setac.bsky.social
Hello Vienna 👋
Excited for the first day of talks and posters at #SETACVienna
We are presenting across the week on #contaminants in crops 🌾 honey 🍯 and manure 🐖 - come and find out more about ongoing work in our group
@envleeds.bsky.social
Excited for the first day of talks and posters at #SETACVienna
We are presenting across the week on #contaminants in crops 🌾 honey 🍯 and manure 🐖 - come and find out more about ongoing work in our group
@envleeds.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Hello Vienna 👋
Excited for the first day of talks and posters at #SETACVienna
We are presenting across the week on #contaminants in crops 🌾 honey 🍯 and manure 🐖 - come and find out more about ongoing work in our group
@envleeds.bsky.social
Excited for the first day of talks and posters at #SETACVienna
We are presenting across the week on #contaminants in crops 🌾 honey 🍯 and manure 🐖 - come and find out more about ongoing work in our group
@envleeds.bsky.social
Are you attending hashtag #SETAC Vienna 2025? Join the SETAC UK Speed Networking Event hosted on 14 May from 16:30 to 17:30 in Room 0.96-0.97
Everyone is welcome to join; whether you are an established researcher or new to the community, this event will help you build valuable connections
Everyone is welcome to join; whether you are an established researcher or new to the community, this event will help you build valuable connections
April 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Are you attending hashtag #SETAC Vienna 2025? Join the SETAC UK Speed Networking Event hosted on 14 May from 16:30 to 17:30 in Room 0.96-0.97
Everyone is welcome to join; whether you are an established researcher or new to the community, this event will help you build valuable connections
Everyone is welcome to join; whether you are an established researcher or new to the community, this event will help you build valuable connections
I can't think of a better way to start your week than talking about #soils, #sewage sludge and emerging #contaminants - delighted to host Jo and Natasha from @fidrango.bsky.social at @envleeds.bsky.social and looking forward to continuing discussions on this topic 🌱🚜
April 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I can't think of a better way to start your week than talking about #soils, #sewage sludge and emerging #contaminants - delighted to host Jo and Natasha from @fidrango.bsky.social at @envleeds.bsky.social and looking forward to continuing discussions on this topic 🌱🚜
Excited to share our ongoing research @envleeds.bsky.social ky.social at the first night of the Science Café, part of @otleyscience.bsky.social y.social! 🧪
‘Radishes on Prozac’ sparked great discussions on chemical use, and having my mum there made it even more special! #publicengagement #family🌱
‘Radishes on Prozac’ sparked great discussions on chemical use, and having my mum there made it even more special! #publicengagement #family🌱
March 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excited to share our ongoing research @envleeds.bsky.social ky.social at the first night of the Science Café, part of @otleyscience.bsky.social y.social! 🧪
‘Radishes on Prozac’ sparked great discussions on chemical use, and having my mum there made it even more special! #publicengagement #family🌱
‘Radishes on Prozac’ sparked great discussions on chemical use, and having my mum there made it even more special! #publicengagement #family🌱
It has been a pleasure to be part of the panel for the #water@leeds Water Women Award @universityofleeds.bsky.social 💦
“We’re surrounded by inspirational colleagues, who deserve to be recognised and celebrated as role models.”
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/water-w...
“We’re surrounded by inspirational colleagues, who deserve to be recognised and celebrated as role models.”
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/water-w...
Water Woman Award winners 2025 | water@leeds
water.leeds.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It has been a pleasure to be part of the panel for the #water@leeds Water Women Award @universityofleeds.bsky.social 💦
“We’re surrounded by inspirational colleagues, who deserve to be recognised and celebrated as role models.”
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/water-w...
“We’re surrounded by inspirational colleagues, who deserve to be recognised and celebrated as role models.”
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/water-w...
🌟 Celebrating #WomenInSTEM on International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🚀🔬
I have the privilege to collaborate with brilliant female scientists and colleagues in STEM @envleeds.bsky.social who are pushing boundaries and solving global challenges🌍💡
#IDWGS #womeninscience
#STEMForAll
I have the privilege to collaborate with brilliant female scientists and colleagues in STEM @envleeds.bsky.social who are pushing boundaries and solving global challenges🌍💡
#IDWGS #womeninscience
#STEMForAll
February 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🌟 Celebrating #WomenInSTEM on International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🚀🔬
I have the privilege to collaborate with brilliant female scientists and colleagues in STEM @envleeds.bsky.social who are pushing boundaries and solving global challenges🌍💡
#IDWGS #womeninscience
#STEMForAll
I have the privilege to collaborate with brilliant female scientists and colleagues in STEM @envleeds.bsky.social who are pushing boundaries and solving global challenges🌍💡
#IDWGS #womeninscience
#STEMForAll
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Finally made it to Bluesky and my first post is to announce a fully funded PhD scholarship! on the social value of public food procurement @universityofleeds.bsky.social with @effie25.bsky.social @foodwiseleeds.bsky.social and @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social. Deadline 14th of March shorturl.at/yL5gB
ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship - The social value of sustainable food public procurement. A case study of Leeds.
Project opportunity - ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship - The social value of sustainable food public procurement. A case study of Leeds. at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Finally made it to Bluesky and my first post is to announce a fully funded PhD scholarship! on the social value of public food procurement @universityofleeds.bsky.social with @effie25.bsky.social @foodwiseleeds.bsky.social and @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social. Deadline 14th of March shorturl.at/yL5gB
Interesting to see that #RHS will use compost created from human waste as a soil improver
Use of 'humanure' has lots of benefits and any potential risks from residual chemicals will be minimised as the reuse loop is small & composting will take place
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Use of 'humanure' has lots of benefits and any potential risks from residual chemicals will be minimised as the reuse loop is small & composting will take place
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Humanure’: RHS plans rollout of first compost toilet to fertilise flowerbeds
The horticultural charity’s showpiece garden in Surrey is setting aside an space to test human waste fertiliser
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Interesting to see that #RHS will use compost created from human waste as a soil improver
Use of 'humanure' has lots of benefits and any potential risks from residual chemicals will be minimised as the reuse loop is small & composting will take place
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Use of 'humanure' has lots of benefits and any potential risks from residual chemicals will be minimised as the reuse loop is small & composting will take place
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Great opportunity to share preliminary findings from our @carersinstemm.bsky.social survey
The seminar led onto really interesting discussions about current support available for carers v. what carers actually need to participate in meetings/conferences 🧪.
Thanks to Nathan Mayne for hosting!
The seminar led onto really interesting discussions about current support available for carers v. what carers actually need to participate in meetings/conferences 🧪.
Thanks to Nathan Mayne for hosting!
Thank you to the @universityofexeter.bsky.social Department of Physics & Astronomy’s
Astrophysics Group for hosting @carterlj.bsky.social for an afternoon to discuss how we can better support academic carers who travel and preliminary results from our Carers in STEMM #survey
Astrophysics Group for hosting @carterlj.bsky.social for an afternoon to discuss how we can better support academic carers who travel and preliminary results from our Carers in STEMM #survey
January 31, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Great opportunity to share preliminary findings from our @carersinstemm.bsky.social survey
The seminar led onto really interesting discussions about current support available for carers v. what carers actually need to participate in meetings/conferences 🧪.
Thanks to Nathan Mayne for hosting!
The seminar led onto really interesting discussions about current support available for carers v. what carers actually need to participate in meetings/conferences 🧪.
Thanks to Nathan Mayne for hosting!
Good morning Cornwall.
What a view to wake up to ⛵️🌊🐚
What a view to wake up to ⛵️🌊🐚
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Good morning Cornwall.
What a view to wake up to ⛵️🌊🐚
What a view to wake up to ⛵️🌊🐚
12 hours of travel today … enough time to edit 3 manuscripts, review 1 paper and comment on a thesis, right?! Chocolate 🍫 and caffeine ☕️at the ready!
January 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
12 hours of travel today … enough time to edit 3 manuscripts, review 1 paper and comment on a thesis, right?! Chocolate 🍫 and caffeine ☕️at the ready!
Please help us by sharing available grants / travel funders that enable carers to travel and join meetings.
Societies, conferences, institutes - all input welcome 🙏
We are compiling a list to make a resource on our carersinstemm.co.uk website
Societies, conferences, institutes - all input welcome 🙏
We are compiling a list to make a resource on our carersinstemm.co.uk website
January 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Please help us by sharing available grants / travel funders that enable carers to travel and join meetings.
Societies, conferences, institutes - all input welcome 🙏
We are compiling a list to make a resource on our carersinstemm.co.uk website
Societies, conferences, institutes - all input welcome 🙏
We are compiling a list to make a resource on our carersinstemm.co.uk website
My 89 year old granny started cutting out and sending me newspaper articles when she saw something that mentioned soil or she thought was related to my research ✉️ 15 years later I’m still receiving post 😊❤️
January 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My 89 year old granny started cutting out and sending me newspaper articles when she saw something that mentioned soil or she thought was related to my research ✉️ 15 years later I’m still receiving post 😊❤️
Delighted to share PhD student Di Wu's paper - published now in J. Hazardous Materials.
Our results highlight the gender-specific toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to zebrafish health - female zebrafish are more affected than males 🐟 Check it out here 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our results highlight the gender-specific toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to zebrafish health - female zebrafish are more affected than males 🐟 Check it out here 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Delighted to share PhD student Di Wu's paper - published now in J. Hazardous Materials.
Our results highlight the gender-specific toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to zebrafish health - female zebrafish are more affected than males 🐟 Check it out here 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our results highlight the gender-specific toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to zebrafish health - female zebrafish are more affected than males 🐟 Check it out here 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really impressed by BlueSky so far, enjoying content from friends / colleagues / collaborators 😀
I would like to tap into wider #research networks - in particular in areas related to global challenges, #pollution, circular economy, #AMR. Suggestions for people to follow / starter packs welcome 🙏
I would like to tap into wider #research networks - in particular in areas related to global challenges, #pollution, circular economy, #AMR. Suggestions for people to follow / starter packs welcome 🙏
December 13, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Really impressed by BlueSky so far, enjoying content from friends / colleagues / collaborators 😀
I would like to tap into wider #research networks - in particular in areas related to global challenges, #pollution, circular economy, #AMR. Suggestions for people to follow / starter packs welcome 🙏
I would like to tap into wider #research networks - in particular in areas related to global challenges, #pollution, circular economy, #AMR. Suggestions for people to follow / starter packs welcome 🙏
Reposted by Laura Carter
Incredibly important study highlighting gendered bias in career trajectories within the academy @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social - we have to, as a sector, do better.
'women leave academia overall at higher rates than men at every career age, in large part because of strongly gendered attrition...
...women leave or consider leaving because of workplace climate more often than work-life balance'
New study:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#womenInStem #PalAss24
...women leave or consider leaving because of workplace climate more often than work-life balance'
New study:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#womenInStem #PalAss24
Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty
Women faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance.
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Incredibly important study highlighting gendered bias in career trajectories within the academy @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social - we have to, as a sector, do better.