Transferable skills that span academia and industry
Nature Careers BlogMany researcher entrepreneurs forge successful portfolio careers across the two sectors. But how do they do it? This article from Nature Careers may help
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Turning off my phone improved my science
How stepping back from 24/7 connectivity helped to restore Adam Weiss’s focus in the lab shared from Nature Careers.
UK Health Research Authority publishes new best practice guidance for public involvement
Dementia ResearcherThe HRA has launched new guidelines on how to involve patients and the public in research, Their new webpages introduce four key principles for best practice in public involvement.
Undertaking a PhD in an International Lab
How many times through your PhD have you asked yourself: “Why am I doing this? Is this what I wanted? Is it all worth it?” Sonia Sanz Muñoz blogs for Hello Bio.
Use peer support to improve well-being and research outcomes
Blog by Sarah Masefield for Nature Careers – PhD students’ knowledge can and should be harnessed to help others who are beginning their postgraduate journey.
Using mobile applications for social science research
LSE Impact BlogThis post from the LSE Impact blog discusses the use of mobile phone applications as a research method in the social sciences. Reflecting on their own use of apps to study fear of crime, and providing four key points to consider when seeking to use apps in your projects.
Using patient and public involvement to improve research design and funding application
Using patient and public involvement to improve the research design and funding application for a project aimed at fostering a more collaborative approach to the NHS health check: the CaVIAR project (better Care Via Improved Access to Records)
Vitae Open Research Resources
Since the early 1990s, the open access movement has promoted the concept of greater openness in relation to scientific research. It’s about making research more transparent, collaborative and efficient. There are several aspects to this international drive. Vitae is a non-profit programme, part of The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Ltd with over 45 years’ experience in…
Ways to give an effective seminar about your research project
Grab your audience’s attention by using slides as a roadmap and focusing on your role as a presenter, recommends Ananya Sen in this blog for Nature Careers.
Ways to look after yourself and others in 2021
Scientists offer their views on what’s important for the coming year in this article by Virginia Gewin shared from Nature Careers.
We need to talk about disability and chronic illness during the PhD
If you developed a chronic illness and an associated disability during your studies… where do you turn? How do you confront the challenge?
Webinar Replay – Moving Away from the Scientific Pack in Your Research
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., discusses how to move into uncharted territory in research and studying nontraditional research organisms.