Navigating parenthood and the return to the bench: A paternal perspective
Advice for how to combine fatherhood with a career in research
When my daughter was born earlier this year, I knew my two-week UK statutory paternity leave, topped up with two weeks of annual leave, would feel far too short. Yet I also felt a powerful pull to return to the lab – to the pipettes, the data analysis and the steady hum of my research team. Reconciling these two worlds – new fatherhood and a research-intensive career – has been one of the most instructive transitions of my life.