Sarah Gagliano Taliun's mother tongue is English, science's lingua franca. Her move to a French-speaking university presented challenges and opportunities.

Research leaders have this week put their weight behind a manifesto calling for moves to make research careers more attractive in a bid to stop the brain drain away from science.

A wave of departures, many of them by mid-career scientists, calls attention to widespread discontent in universities.

New measures to reward scholars in the Netherlands could widen gender inequality if they are not designed and implemented correctly, warn four academics.

Lab leader roles are proving more elusive as trainees seek opportunities elsewhere, two studies find.

Sometimes it's best to refuse offers and focus on the right projects to benefit your career.

Alexander Semenov is a marine biologist and head of the scientific diving team at the White Sea Biological Station of Moscow State University.

How stepping back from 24/7 connectivity helped to restore Adam Weiss's focus in the lab.

High achievers are united in their passion for science, perseverance, hard work and lifelong learning, says Ruth Gotian.

LERU published a position paper “A Pathway towards Multidimensional Academic” to provide a LERU framework for assessing researchers careers. The report elaborates on three perspectives that form the basis of the framework for the assessment of research.

It's not easy to demonstrate research impact, says Katherine Andrews - even when there's a clear clinical need, as in malaria drug development.

The US has unveiled a range of measures to make it easier to attract people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, in a further effort to move away from the exclusionary rhetoric of the Trump era. They include a new initiative to facilitate researcher exchange, and a host of tweaks to visa rules to make entry easier.

Countries and universities are once again engaged in a war for talent over researchers, entrepreneurs and students as the world emerges in fits and starts from a pandemic-induced slowdown in international migration.

Experience in grant-writing, data analysis and presentation will serve researchers well - even when they move away from academia.

There are so many paths for using your expertise, energy, and passion to make this world a better place -- my reflections on 17 years as executive director of UCS, and a lifetime of public service.

Jen Lewendon's move from the United Kingdom for a postdoc restricted her travel and led to extended stints in quarantine. Here's what the experience taught her.

Most scientists love what they do, but job satisfaction levels hit a new low, Nature's survey finds.

Fewer than half of respondents to Nature's 2021 salary and satisfaction survey feel positive about their prospects.