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What Does a Career in Science Policy Entail?
Science policy plays a crucial role in shaping research and funding, but its science policy analysts who evaluate and refine these policies to ensure that they effectively support scientific progress and innovation.
Advising Governments About Science is Essential but Difficult. So Train People to Do It
Advising Governments About Science is Essential but Difficult. So Train People to Do It
A great scientist doesn't necessarily make an effective science adviser - but schooling and practice can help to bridge the gap.
Why Are Successful Scientists Leaving Academia Mid-Career?
Three researchers who left academia share their tales of self discovery, course correction, and growth.
How Job-seeking Scientists Should Walk the Line Between High-calibre and Humble
Research Organisations Call for More Funding for Marie Curie Actions
Thirteen organisations representing European research and innovation have come together to urge the Commission to increase the budget for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the EU's doctoral and postdoctoral training programme.
Racial Bias Can Taint the Academic Tenure Process — At One Particular Point
Nearly 50% of Researchers Quit Science Within a Decade, Huge Study Reveals
Japan Moves to Halt Long-term Postgraduate Decline by Tripling Number of PhD Graduates
Teamwork is Good for Science - but Maybe Not for Young Researchers' Careers
Teamwork is Good for Science - but Maybe Not for Young Researchers' Careers
As teams of scientists get larger, young researchers have become less likely to earn tenure and secure research funding.
Budding Scientists Inherit Career Success — or the Lack of it — from Their Mentors
Researcher Parents Are Paying a High Price for Conference Travel - Here's How to Fix It
Being Neurodivergent in Academia: How We Stepped Up to Support Others
Japan to Boost Financial Aid for Young Researchers to Revitalize Japan's Global Standing in Technology Research
Japan to Boost Financial Aid for Young Researchers to Revitalize Japan's Global Standing in Technology Research
With the aim of boosting Japan's slumping research capabilities, the education ministry is planning to launch financial support for groups of young researchers engaged in international collaborative research in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and medicine. The support from the ministry will include travel expenses from Japan and costs for organizing research conferences. The ministry hopes the initiative will enhance Japan's research capabilities by facilitating interactions with leading researchers abroad, thus achieving results in promising collaborative research.
Fewer U.S. Scientists are Pursuing Postdoc Positions, New Data Show
New data released by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) reveal a sharp drop in the number of U.S. citizens working as postdocs, especially in the biological and biomedical sciences.
How to Find Meaning in Your Science Career: Six Expert Tips
Philosophers, social scientists and a Nobel-prizewinning economist on how researchers can get satisfaction from their work - and make a difference to the world.
How to Make Academic Hiring Fair: Database Lists Innovative Policies
Reformscape is designed to inspire university leaders by collecting examples of responsible career assessment.
Announcing Reformscape: a New Online Tool to Explore Responsible Academic Career Assessment and Drive Positive Change | DORA
Announcing Reformscape: a New Online Tool to Explore Responsible Academic Career Assessment and Drive Positive Change | DORA
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is delighted to announce the launch of Reformscape – a new online resource enabling the global academic community to explore and share examples of how to make hiring, promotion and tenure fairer, more robust and more diverse.
I Struggled After Moving Internationally For A Postdoc. Here’s How My Family And I Coped
I Struggled After Moving Internationally For A Postdoc. Here’s How My Family And I Coped
Toxic Workplaces Are the Main Reason Women Leave Academic Jobs
Toxic Workplaces Are the Main Reason Women Leave Academic Jobs
Women feel driven out by problems with workplace culture more often than by lack of work-life balance.
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