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Why failure is a taboo topic in science
How jazz boosts my creativity in physics
Hit a lab project glitch? Thinking about your thesis title like a storyteller can help you focus
Running a farm, pursuing a research career: what’s the difference?
How a passion for baking fermented a fresh career move
How sewing can set you up for failure and success in science
Hit a glitch in your research? Some ‘night science’ thinking could move it forward
How to thrive in science when you move abroad
How procrastination can rob you of career fulfilment in science
Why labs need a napping room to help you work, rest and play
‘Be a problem-solver, not a job-seeker:’ how to pivot from academia to industry
Nervous networker or conference presenter? Care less, says speech coach Susie Ashfield
Women in science are not a ‘problem to be fixed’
Why an industry career move is a taboo topic in academia
Academia’s parent trap: the struggles faced by researcher mothers
When a colleague dies: exploring academia's "death-denying culture"
‘We need to dismantle the stigma of alcohol dependence in academia’
Can academia handle my religious faith?
‘Bodies like ours aren’t considered in academia’
Campus protests and civil disobedience: does academia have a problem with activism?
'Coming out as a transgender scientist made me the best teacher I’ve ever been'
The problem with career planning in science
How to pause and restart your science career
Keep, lose, add: a checklist for plotting your next career move in science
When life gets in the way of your meticulously-planned career in science
Two tools to help you achieve career success in science
Tips and tricks to plan your career in science
Five reasons why Nepal struggles to attract women into science
Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science
How Indigenous values permeate my chemistry teaching and research
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’
How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science
Why I study trauma's genetic legacy
The Māori values that make good sense in science
Celebrating researchers who make the scientific workplace more inclusive
Why science recruiters struggle to find high-calibre candidates
Should I use AI to help draft my science job application?
Salary negotiations: a guide for scientists
How to delight your future boss at a science job interview
Seeking a job in science? How hiring practices across industry and academia compare
Curiosity, drive, willingness to learn: three qualities to display at science job interviews
How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health
How to bring health and happiness to your lab
‘Researching climate change feels like standing in the path of an approaching train’
How my research focus exposed me to threats and harassment
‘There is life after burnout in academia’
‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack
How to be a brilliant ally to your neurodivergent lab mate
Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’
Four weddings, a funeral, and the Sustainable Development Goal logos
A checklist for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
How artificial intelligence can help to keep us safe
My mission to protect threatened mangroves
How studying octopus nurseries can shape the future of our oceans
How we slashed our lab’s carbon footprint
Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues
A dumpster full of mercury and other things to avoid: lab closures made simple
Pension planning and psychosocial support: how institutions can help academics at the late career stage
“Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement
Choose your own adventure: navigating retirement after an academic career
The last few miles: how to prepare for the late-career stage in science
Counting the cost of fashion’s carbon footprint
Why female students at an inner London school are seeing scientists in a different light
Using live transport data to deliver sustainable cities
How artificial intelligence is helping to identify global inequalities
Infrastructure projects need to demonstrate a return on investment
Decent work for all: why multinationals need a helping hand
How artificial intelligence is helping Ghana plan for a renewable energy future
How a young physicist’s job move helped Argentina join the ATLAS collaboration
How to plug the female mentoring gap in Latin American science
‘Maybe I was never meant to be in science’: how imposter syndrome seizes scientist mothers
‘Hopeless, burnt out, sad’: how political change is impacting female researchers in Latin America
How we connect girls in Brazil to inspiring female scientists
‘There is no cookie cutter female scientist’
How Tiger Worm toilets could help to deliver clean water and sanitation for all
How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments
Building robots to get kids hooked on STEM subjects
‘It reflects the society we live in where a young person does not feel that life is worth living’
‘Blue foods’ to tackle hidden hunger and improve nutrition
People need more than cash to rise out of poverty
Chandrayaan and what it means for India's brain drain
Why we need an academic career path that combines science and art
How to create compelling scientific data visualisations
How ChatGPT and sounds from space brought a “luminous jelly” to life
Scientific illustration: striking the balance between creativity and accuracy
The unexpected outcomes of artist-scientist collaborations
Art and science: close cousins or polar opposites?
Could new ‘narrative’ CVs transform research culture?
How to craft a research project with non-academic collaborators
“Couldn’t cut it as a scientist.” How lab managers and technicians are smashing outdated stereotypes
Culture clashes: Unpicking the power dynamics between research managers and academics
This alternative way to measure research impact made judges cry with joy
“Just get the admin to do it.” Why research managers are feeling misunderstood
A funder's guide to tackling setbacks and winning grants
Sexual harassment in science: tackling abusers, protecting targets, changing cultures
Bullying in academia: why it happens and how to stop it
Magical meeting: a collaboration to tackle child malnutrition in Bangladesh
How to deliver a safer research culture for LGBTQIA+ researchers
Trolled in science: “Hundreds of hateful comments in a single day”