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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.

The world has changed a lot since our last global survey of PhD students in 2019. This year's survey includes master's students for the first time.

As inflation rates soar, new data on the finances of US graduate students spark calls for action.

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

Scientists from the World Economic Forum's Young Scientists community want to see the social value of scientific research better recognised and acknowledged. Published today by Frontiers Policy Labs, a call has been signed by 52 scholars from some of the world's foremost academic institutions. The signatories say that for science to become rooted in decision-making, a new culture of engagement between policymakers and scientists needs to be established.

Spain has set out to improve the lives of its researchers after years of hand to mouth existence and a brain drain that has significantly weakened the public research sector.   A reform of a 2011 law will see young researchers getting permanent contracts, recognition of experience gained abroad and new labour rights. At the same time, there will be increased public spending on research.   

Evolution favors less work and more leisure.

Early career researchers (ECRs) will play a key role in transitioning the scientific community to more widespread use of Open Science from pre-registration to publication, but they also face unique challenges in adopting these practices. 

Yuning Wang learned to rely less on her supervisor's guidance during her doctoral programme, an important step on the road to research autonomy.

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

When Hurricane Elsa hit her home nation, Sheri McDowell turned to her newly formed support committee.

Nearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research shows.

UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic.

When two junior researchers  joined a search committee, they came up with a way to put equity and inclusion centre stage.

The British Academy today announced the University of Birmingham as the first regional hub of its Early Career Researcher Network.

Kelsey Inouye's job search gave her panic attacks and dented her self-esteem. But she learnt to take rejection in her stride.

But a study of the publications of millions of researchers also suggests that women are less likely to continue their academic careers than their male counterparts.

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