The Royal Society has launched Parent Carer Scientist, a book and project that celebrates people combining a career in science with a family life: March 2016 [scald=50396:sdl_editor_representation {"alt":"Parent carer scientist: news 2016","caption":""}]The Royal Society has launched Parent Carer Scientist, a book and project that celebrates people combining a career in science with a family life, and invited Dr Luke Boulter from the MRC Human Genetics Unit to share his personal experience of establishing a research group whilst going through the adoption process.The project aims to inspire talented scientists to succeed in research regardless of their commitments outside work and highlight the vital role that a supportive employer and family friendly policies and funding play in enabling researchers to combine a vocation for science with family life.The Royal Society's Parent, Carer, Scientist initiative celebrates families of all shapes and sizes. Given there is an under-representation of the LGBTI community within the sciences it is important for me to stand up and be counted - both as a scientist and a father. You can have it all.Dr Luke BoulterMRC Human Genetics Unit at the MRC Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine at the University of EdinburghRead Luke’s Parent Carer Scientist blog and follow the conversation on Twitter#AndAScientist. Tags 2016 Publication date 22 Jul, 2016
