Dealing with Bullies and Jerks in Science
In this installment of Your Unicorn Career, our columnist suggests steps to take in this all-too-common situation.
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Befristete Verträge an Hochschulen: "An die Weltspitze gelangt man nur, wenn man Zeit hat"
Befristete Verträge an Hochschulen: "An die Weltspitze gelangt man nur, wenn man Zeit hat"
Antonia Scholkmann hangelte sich zwölf Jahre lang an deutschen Unis von Zeitvertrag zu Zeitvertrag. Jetzt hat sie eine feste Stelle als Professorin in Dänemark - und sagt, sie sei so produktiv wie nie.
Researchers' Career Insecurity Needs Attention and Reform Now, Says International Coalition
Researchers' Career Insecurity Needs Attention and Reform Now, Says International Coalition
Postdocs and PhD students around the world require professional training to prepare them for a possible career outside academia, finds the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Just Because Your Early Career Was Hell Doesn't Mean Others' Has to Be
Just Because Your Early Career Was Hell Doesn't Mean Others' Has to Be
The responsibility for better culture lies with the workplace itself. Reporting on burnout and the future of work, this article explores lasting shifts in workplace culture.
'Keep Your Options Open': Postdocs Offer Advice on Academic-research Careers
'Keep Your Options Open': Postdocs Offer Advice on Academic-research Careers
Nearly 1,000 respondents to a US survey urge careful thought about future professional pathways.
To Choose a Career, I Needed to Do More Than 'Follow My Dream'
What should inform a career in science?
A Culture of Free Speech Protects Everyone
The journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones appears to be a victim of viewpoint discrimination. Academic freedom needs a vigorous defense-and not just at UNC.
Settling In: the First Four Years of a Lab Leader
Beth Penrose describes her experiences starting a lab, recruiting staff and creating a research philosophy.
Breaking the Silence Around Mental Health
For this grad student, speaking publicly about mental health was scary but worth it
Sell Yourself and Your Science in a Compelling Personal Statement
Don't get bogged down in technical details, and balance the professional and the personal.
How Philosophy is Making Me a Better Scientist
Rasha Shraim's education helped her to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions.
How Two Neuroscientists Built a Mindfulness Class to Improve Students' Well-being
How Two Neuroscientists Built a Mindfulness Class to Improve Students' Well-being
Kevin Boehnke and Richard E. Harris introduced a course in meditation, yoga and mindfulness to the neuroscience programme at their institution.
Don't Hire Top Talent; Hire for Weaknesses!
Design your hiring process to find the right people to strengthen your teams' weaknesses, rather than trying to find the best people. Instead of "how can we find the smartest people?" think about "how can we find the people who will make our team stronger?"
How Junior Scientists Can Land a Seat at the Leadership Table
Early-career researchers bring energy, talent and diverse voices to leadership and advisory roles.
Why Industry Internships Can Be Your 'golden Ticket' to a Prosperous Career
Why Industry Internships Can Be Your 'golden Ticket' to a Prosperous Career
The three of us took a break from our PhD programmes for a stint that enriched our CVs and improved our chances of career success.
Five Tips for Understanding and Managing Your Emotions to Build Flourishing Connections
Who is Camille Noûs, the Fictitious French Researcher with Nearly 200 Papers?
Who is Camille Noûs, the Fictitious French Researcher with Nearly 200 Papers?
A group of mathematicians invents a fictional researcher as a form of protest, but ethicists argue that the campaign is misguided.
What I Learnt from 700 E-mail Applications
This author weathered repeated rejections, but constructive feedback helped him to find ways to stand out from the crowd.
SNSF Career Tracker Cohorts (CTC) - Newsletter 2021/1
SNSF Career Tracker Cohorts (CTC) - Newsletter 2021/1
This newsletter takes a closer look at the effect of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the participants of the CTC surveys in fall 2020.
Academia in Motion: a Different Form of Recognition and Reward
Academia in Motion: a Different Form of Recognition and Reward
A better balance between teaching and research duties, greater recognition of team performances and the elimination of simplistic assessment criteria would improve the systems of recognition and rewards in academia.
My International Career Journey As a Disabled Scientist
How Christopher Rensing's diagnosis with a physical disability spurred him to form a microbiology research group.
What's Stopping Young African Scientists from Achieving Their Potential
The Global State of Young Scientists Africa project investigates the challenges that shape the career trajectories of young African scientists.
Doctoral Students at Germany’s Max Planck Society Say Recent Troubles Highlight Need for Change
Doctoral Students at Germany’s Max Planck Society Say Recent Troubles Highlight Need for Change
Physicist Jana Lasser of PhDnet discusses the group's new report.
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