Braun and Clarke thematic analysis explained FAST
Dementia ResearcherDr Elizabeth Yardle explains Braun & Clarke’s 6 steps of thematic analysis clearly and simply, helping you code, interpret, & write up your data with confidence
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27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature Careers BlogNature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.
PhD student guilt: Why you feel like you’re not doing enough
PhD guilt is real. Dr Elizabeth Yardley explains why it happens, how expectations fuel it, and shares ways to manage the “never enough” feeling.
Strong mentorship was essential for my career success
JoAnn Trejo has turned mentoring into an evidence-based science, driven by her own exposure to inspiring mentors – share in Nature Careers
How to thrive as a Latin American researcher abroad
Nature Careers – Four scientists share the emotional toll of pursuing science far from home, and the strategies that help them to protect their mental health.
Need to update your data? Follow these five tips
Researchers engaged in long-term projects often need to update their data sets over time. Here’s how to do it while maintaining reproducibility.
Catch Up: 2025 Alzheimer’s Society ECR Retreat Sessions
Couldn’t make it to the Alzheimer’s Society ECR Retreat? Recordings from all the sessions are now online, covering research, careers, wellbeing, and more.
Bringing Your Best Self to Work
NIHRDiscover how self-awareness, values and visibility shape your impact at work in this practical NIHR Academy webinar with Jean Burke. Watch the recording now.
Lab drowning in paperwork? Hire an in-house writer
Hiring a postdoc to take over writing tasks makes good sense, argues Béla Z. Schmidt in his shared from the Nature Careers blog
Extend your reach by turning your lessons into podcasts
Blog from Nature Careers – By taking a few technical steps, I’ve made my teaching more accessible to my students — and to biologists around the world.
BNA x Scientifica: From Postdoc to PI: Navigating the Path to Success
British Neuroscience AssociationWatch this BNA x Scientifica Webinar to hear from successful PIs as they share practical insights on landing faculty positions, grants, and building a lab
Sexual harassment thrives in silence, even in gender-equality hotspots
‘There are no model countries’ when it comes to creating environments that encourage victims of sexual harassment to come forward, shows a study of one Swedish university.