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Having a child makes you focus on the things that truly matter.

With the right advisor, having children during a PhD can be a great joy, but lack of affordable childcare is a problem.

Flexible working hours and a supportive lab allow Rebecca Burdine to organize her research around caring for her children.

If you want to be a scientist parent, come to Germany.

Things rarely go as planned.

Having kids helps you to be more time efficient.

Parenthood means last minute changes of schedule are no longer possible.

Adjusting to a new identity as a mother comes with challenges, but with help, a rewarding research career is possible.

Academia needs to move towards a more family-friendly environment.

Parenting as an early-career researcher and as a group leader hold different challenges.