Lived Experience Survey Design
National Centre for Research MethodsLearn how to design ethical, accessible surveys with people with lived experience, from co-production and consent to sensitive questions, testing and support.
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Seven tips for a graceful lab exit
Dementia ResearcherLeaving the lab? 7 tips to organise samples, secure data, share knowledge and make your move smoother for everyone. Shared from Nature Careers
Science-backed tips on how to avoid distractions
Nature Careers BlogStruggling to stay focused in the lab? Attention researchers offer some advice in this article shared from the Nature Careers Blog.
Industry applications are going nowhere. How do I stand out?
From Nature Careers – A postdoc researcher trying to move into an industry role wants help gaining traction and making it past the first interview stage.
Rejection in academia is structural not personal
Academic rejection often reflects scarcity, chance and structural pressures—not personal failure. It’s time to change how academia talks about it.
Three tips to avoid AI image mistakes in science
AI tools can be useful for brainstorming and creating graphics, but they can introduce errors. If you’re going to use them, here’s how to avoid problems.
When drug discovery fails: scientists share their frustrations with the process
In clinical trials, there are many times (and ways) a therapeutic can come up short. Tammy Worth writes for the Nature Careers blog.
Thinking about your thesis title
Frances Brodsky shows how fiction writing can sharpen scientific writing, using mystery novels to build narrative, focus and perseverance.
Scientists & journalists must work together to protect research
Science 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