PeerEcoEvo
About
PeerEcoEvo is a peer-support network for early-career researchers in ecology and evolution in China. It aims to improve equity and inclusion in science, particularly in places where structural barriers (hierarchical and patriotic culture, persistent inequity in funding concentration, burnout driven by a system that often prioritize elite background or titles over actual research) limit participation.
If you are an ECR struggling in such an environment and want to shift from a competitive mindset to a collaborative one, or if you don’t have an elite academic background and feel underrepresented, contact me to join this peer-support network (website will be launching soon!).
Although still in its early stage, I envision PeerEcoEvo to be more than an academic network for scientists. It is not only for community support and resource sharing, but will also expand into a public-facing blog platform, grounded in the belief that while research is our profession, science belongs to everyone. I have seen non-scientists on social media asking insightful, curious questions. With no doubt that public feedback can be a source of inspiration that can genuinely help scientists design new experiments in ecology and evolution. Imagine the surge of sparks that will arise from this open communication!