I found job satisfaction and exciting opportunities in supporting other academics - but it's a career path that many don't consider. Try it.

Scientists at German universities are speaking out against precarious working conditions. Job insecurity and a lack of support are also problems at universities in other countries.

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.

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.

Nearly 1,000 respondents to a US survey urge careful thought about future professional pathways.

The journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones appears to be a victim of viewpoint discrimination. Academic freedom needs a vigorous defense-and not just at UNC.

For this grad student, speaking publicly about mental health was scary but worth it

Standing up to a persecutor is tough, particularly if they are your supervisor. But you can take steps to report abuse and protect yourself.

Don't get bogged down in technical details, and balance the professional and the personal.

Rasha Shraim's education helped her to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions.

Kevin Boehnke and Richard E. Harris introduced a course in meditation, yoga and mindfulness to the neuroscience programme at their institution.

Early-career researchers bring energy, talent and diverse voices to leadership and advisory roles.

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.

Emotional intelligence is a crucial component of successful professional relationships. Here's how to boost yours.

A group of mathematicians invents a fictional researcher as a form of protest, but ethicists argue that the campaign is misguided.

Remote working, research delays and childcare obligations are taking their toll on scientists, causing stress and anxiety.

This author weathered repeated rejections, but constructive feedback helped him to find ways to stand out from the crowd.

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.

How Christopher Rensing's diagnosis with a physical disability spurred him to form a microbiology research group.