When is the best time for academics to have children? What challenges does having children pose for the life of an Early Career Researcher? What information do ECRs need to help them make decisions about their future family plans?

Whether you are certain that you don’t want children, or whether you don't know exactly when and how to make it happen around your career, or whether you have children and you’re working it all out as you go along, the issues that we face as academics and parents can have a huge impact on our job satisfaction, and our overall happiness with our place in life.

Join Charlie, with Ana (returning from episode four) and our new contributor, Laura, as we discuss our own experiences of having our own children in academia.

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