TLP #25 : Excellence at the ERC - Maria Leptin

The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science - A podcast by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre

This week, we talk to Maria Leptin about her path to the head of the European Research Council Maria claims she didn’t receive any formal mentoring advice, but rather absorbed and learnt along the wayAgainst the perceived wisdom, Maria warns against the advice to be continually networking. She advises to listen to what others say and then add your own thoughts.Maria is sure that if you really enjoy the stuff you're doing, then you will do it well and you'll get something out of it.She s...