8 Ways Universities Can Make Career Assessment Equitable
New measures to reward scholars in the Netherlands could widen gender inequality if they are not designed and implemented correctly, warn four academics.
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Adding a personal backstory could boost your scientific credibility with the public
Two science communicators explain how researchers who present themselves as curious, fallible humans might be perceived as more authentic in this post shared from Nature Careers.
Advance Kenyan science by seizing opportunities to collaborate
How networks can help to win research grants and equip labs in Africa – shared from Nature Careers.
AI spots cell structures that humans can’t
Models can predict the location of cell structures from light-microscopy images alone, without the need for harmful fluorescence labelling. Find out more in this article by Amber Dance for Nature Careers
Award-winning mentors share their secrets
Recipients of Nature prizes discuss how they inspire and motivate others – shared from Nature Careers and written by Chris Woolston
Beating the odds to secure a permanent contract
Six early-career researchers offer advice on how to secure a permanent contract in academia, and then make the most of it – shared from Nature Careers
Challenge to scientists: does your ten-year-old code still run?
Missing documentation and obsolete environments force participants in the Ten Years Reproducibility Challenge to get creative – take a look at this article by
Coronavirus diaries: give your brain a break from science busywork, it deserves it
If you can, escape the plate-spinning frenzy of online meetings by going on holiday, ideally for two weeks, says John Tregoning in this blog from Nature Careers
Dear grant agencies: tell me where I went wrong
I don’t expect to get every grant I apply for, but the least agencies could do is give me a little feedback, says Juan Manuel Parrilla Gutierrez in this article from Nature Careers
Don’t be a prig in peer review
Jeff C. Clements reckons with a recent set of reviewer comments that used ‘being critical’ as a justification to be mean, in this article from Nature Careers.
Eight career tips from Nobel Laureates
Stefano Sandrone’s Nobel Life features interviews with 24 prize winners on everything from handling rejection to seizing the moment. Shared from Nature Careers
Fifteen to one: how many applications it can take to land a single academic job offer
Survey finds that standard metrics of success can’t completely explain why some candidates get offers and others don’t.