Two tools to help you achieve career success in science
Uschi Symmons says that attending a workshop about individual development plans (IDPs) during her molecular biology postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia blew her mind. Going away ...
18 Sep 202536min
Tips and tricks to plan your career in science
Many junior researchers see career planning as a luxury item, feeling unable to spare time in their busy personal and professional lives to plan their next move or work out longer-term goals.In the fi...
11 Sep 202531min
Five reasons why Nepal struggles to attract women into science
Women are woefully under-represented in Nepalese science, says Babita Paudel. She blames a combination of gender stereotyping, a paucity of female role models and mentors, poor networking opportunitie...
26 Aug 202515min
Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science
JoAnn Trejo co-leads the Faculty Mentor Training Program at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) medical school, where, thanks to her efforts, the number of tenure-track faculty members from...
18 Aug 202521min
How Indigenous values permeate my chemistry teaching and research
Joslynn Lee seeks to bring Indigenous values and heritage into her chemistry and biochemistry teaching at Fort Lewis College. The institution in Durango, Colorado, is a Native American-serving non-tri...
11 Aug 202518min
Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students
Arezoo Khodayari and Laurie Barge started a mentoring collaboration more than a decade ago, providing students at California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA) with paid research opportunitie...
4 Aug 202517min
‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’
Vukosi Marivate helps to build scientific communities and networks for African researchers in machine learning and artificial intelligence. These include Deep Learning Indaba, an events and awards pro...
28 Jul 202516min
How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science
A paper co-authored by Tatsuya Amano was rejected recently without review because its level of English did not meet the journal’s required standard. His research suggests that 38% of researchers who a...
22 Jul 202515min
