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.
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When a colleague dies: exploring academia’s ‘death-denying’ culture
Nature Careers BlogNature 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
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
Nature Careers – Grappling with difficulties in your career? Try asking an AI-powered advisory panel of experts, suggests Carsten Lund Pedersen.
My funding applications are taking up too much time
A young academic in China worries that the grant-application lottery is wasted effort – new post shared from the Nature Careers blog
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
Distributed 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.