My funding applications are taking up too much time
Nature Careers BlogA young academic in China worries that the grant-application lottery is wasted effort – new post shared from the Nature Careers blog
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Are these the happiest PhD students in the world?
Brazil, Australia & Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey, but are they really the best places to do a doctorate?
The Case for Distributed Peer Review in Research
LSE Impact BlogDistributed Peer Review engages applicants as reviewers, speeding funding decisions, improving fairness, and offering rich feedback, as shown in new research.
27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.
Research assessment: a round-up for early-career researchers
Confused by research evaluation and its potential impact on career progression? Here are some pointers as to how things work in different parts of the world.
How to fight back against a peer-review bully
Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews – blog from Nature Careers
The scientists who’ve cracked professional networking
‘LinkedIn is like air to me’ – Fans of the global social-media platform explain how best to harness its career-boosting and collaboration potential.
Using biobanks to boost research
From large national databases to bespoke sample collections, biobanks offer a wealth of avenues for scientific enquiry. From Nature Careers
Nature publishing only positive reviews shows half the story
Nature’s move to publish peer review reports for accepted papers is only partial openness, argues Bodo Stern, calling for true transparency.
Bringing men into conversations about parenting in academia
Campaign from Mothers in Science highlights the challenges and experiences that fathers face, providing steps to becoming a better parent & ally
Stressed out by PhD life? 5 strategies to take back the joy
Struggling with PhD pressure, burnout and isolation? This Nature Careers post shares five ways to find strength, set boundaries and reconnect with joy.
Why archiving research communication outputs is key to long term impact
Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley, and Fiona Marshall advocate archiving research communications to sustain impact beyond traditional academic outputs.