Stressed out by PhD life? 5 strategies to take back the joy
Nature Careers BlogStruggling with PhD pressure, burnout and isolation? This Nature Careers post shares five ways to find strength, set boundaries and reconnect with joy.
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Why archiving research communication outputs is key to long term impact
LSE Impact BlogAndy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley, and Fiona Marshall advocate archiving research communications to sustain impact beyond traditional academic outputs.
Why you should write your PhD thesis backwards
By considering the central statement of your entire PhD, you can structure your writing around it, says Tuuli Toivonen in a post on Nature Careers
So you’ve made a lab website. What should go on it?
William Mills aims to make the website for his laboratory more than just a channel for promoting publications and research projects to the outside world.
Find creative new uses for chatbots
The utility of generative AI tools is expanding far beyond simple summarisation and grammar support towards more sophisticated, pedagogical applications.
Bag a hefty research prize to turbocharge innovation
‘Challenge’ prizes are growing in popularity, but stimulating creativity takes more than financial incentives. From Rachel Brazil, Shared from Nature Careers
How to find your place in science through an industry postdoc
Industry postdocs: better pay, more satisfaction, and unique opportunities in pharma and life sciences. Discover their stories in Nature
What is a “social impact scholar”?
Explore the role of social impact scholars who prioritise societal good in research. Learn how they transform academia for change. From the LSE Impact Blog
Announcing the finalists for the Longitude Prize on Dementia
Alzheimer's Society5 groundbreaking innovations, finalists in the £4.4m Longitude Prize on Dementia, aim to transform lives, helping people with dementia stay independent longer
AI can carry out qualitative research at unprecedented scale
Dr Friedrich Geiecke and Professor Xavier Jaravel, present a new open source platform to support AI driven qualitative interviews at speed and scale.
Walk the line between high-calibre and humble
Hiring managers want applicants to show passion and dedication, but not overconfidence or exaggerations – Shared from Nature Careers
The human costs of the research-assessment culture
Large-scale evaluation permeates the UK university system, but some countries are rejecting harsh judgements and emphasizing strategic development.