Thinking about your thesis title
Nature Careers BlogFrances Brodsky shows how fiction writing can sharpen scientific writing, using mystery novels to build narrative, focus and perseverance.
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Scientists & journalists must work together to protect research
Dementia ResearcherScience sleuth Lonni Besançon realizes that he has sometimes misunderstood what the media want from him and his researcher colleagues.
How to jump off science’s productivity treadmill
Why do scientists avoid the work that matters most A Nature Careers podcast explores procrastination fear identity and life choices in research
Drowning in data sets? Here’s how to cut them down to size
From Nature Careers – Indefinite data retention is neither financially nor practically possible, but there are ways to give your data maximal long-term value.
Why a high publication rate doesn’t always reflect success
Seven papers in a year sounds like success. This researcher explains why quiet years without publications still matter and how invisible progress shapes careers
Do women academics need to work 2.4 times harder to succeed?
LSE Impact BlogUlf Sandström revisits the famous 2.4 times gender bias claim in academic peer review, showing how field differences change the result and lessons for policy.
When a colleague dies: exploring academia’s ‘death-denying’ culture
Adam SmithNature Off Limits explores grief in academia, as researchers share loss, institutional responses and why compassion and perspective matter at work and beyond.
Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Predatory journals and conferences target researchers. Aletheia Probe helps scientists check credibility, combining data sources to guide publishing choices.
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett in this post shared from Nature Careers
Tips for scientific writing: a guide for graduate students
Why the blank page feels so hard for scientists, and three practical ways graduate students can start writing, build habits, and keep long projects moving.
Nine books to help shape your science career in 2026
If you’ve hatched a New Year plan to move abroad, improve your presentations or chase happiness as a 20-something researcher, these books will help
Waste not: how researchers harness pee and poo for science
It might seem gross, but these materials are treasure troves for research. Hannah Docter-Loeb writes for Nature Careers Blog