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.
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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.
So You Want to Make an Impact? Some Practical Suggestions for Early-Career Researchers
This Trump Administration Whistleblower Has Some Advice for Young Scientists
Joel Clement reflects on his battle with Department of the Interior leadership
Why It Is Not a 'Failure' to Leave Academia
Here's how PhD students can prepare for different careers, and how lab heads can help.
'Science-Adjacent' Conferences and Why They Matter
The multidisciplinary conferences that use ‘science’ as an adjective can be a fantastic source of new collaborations and ideas.
Track the Fate of Postdocs to Help the next Generation of Scientists
Data on the career paths of young researchers would help to guide the lost generation.
Harness the Power of Groups to Beat the PhD Blues
Doctoral students can use writing meet-ups to overcome isolation and depression and boost their motivation, says Karra Harrington.
Making Research Evaluation Processes in Europe More Transparent
What models or practices could be developed to help incentivize and reward innovation and diverse forms of scholarly communication and public engagement while reducing the risk to those who are seen to be diverging from traditional modes of professional practices and advancement?
We Should Reward Scientists for Communicating to the Public
Universities need to rethink how they evaluate academics for promotion.
Until Academic Careers Do Us Part
For academic couples who are committed to living in the same place and pursuing faculty careers, asking for a dual hire—when one person receives an offer and then negotiates a position at the same university for their partner—can be a good option. But it must be approached carefully, and it is far from a sure thing.
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