Five reasons to do an internship during your PhD programme
Dementia ResearcherRekindle your love for problem-solving by taking your lab skills to a completely different environment, says Jessica Sagers, in this Blog for Nature Careers.
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Negative Impact – Is it possible to manage potentially harmful research findings?
LSE Impact BlogWhat do you do with research that produces potentially harmful results? In this post for the LSE Impact Blog Andrew Crane, explores how research can produce negative as well as positive impacts on society.
Inspired – but is your research idea novel?
You may have a great idea, but if you’re intending to apply for funding, it’s vital that you check your idea is novel. The funders will, and this blog from the NIHR RDS has some great advise.
How mindfulness can help Ph.D. students deal with mental health challenges
In this blog by Katie Langin for Science Magazine, Katie explores how mindfulness helped PhD students deal with mental health challenges at the University of Tasmania.
Don’t let your academic career determine your every move
Should early career researchers be expected to relocate regularly in order to land a permanent job? In this post for the LSE Impact Blog, Eva Krockow weighs the benefits of an international career against the costs of constant mobility.
Six easy ways to manage your time better
The amount and quality of what you achieve are crucially dependent on how effectively you manage your time. Andrew C. Johnson and John Sumpter propose some simple steps that scientists can take to improve their time management in this blog for Nature Careers.
Self-plagiarism: When is re-purposing text ethically justifiable?
Mark Israel explores the ethics of self-plagiarism for the LSE Impact Blog and asks, when is it right to reproduce social research?
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.
How to write effectively for international journals
Blog from Nature Careers – Using modern tools to manage research literature, analyse published articles and find language teachers to improve manuscripts for publication.
How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
Jennifer Raff has prepared a helpful guide for non-scientists on how to read a scientific paper, for the LSE Impact Blog. Steps and tips useful to anyone interested in the presentation of scientific findings.
Erasmus+ funding available for EU internships
Thinking of undertaking an internship in the EU this summer? The Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant to help you with the costs associated with interning outside of the UK. Tanja Hann shares her experience of the programme.
Scientific progress is built on failure
Learning to handle failure is just part of scientific life, writes Eileen Parkes for the Nature Careers Blog