Science and government, Canadian style
Mona Nemer tells Julie Gould about her role as Canada's chief scientific adviser and how she aims to strengthen science in the country."We're bordered by three oceans," says Mona Nemer of Canada, wher...
25 Apr 201917min
Love science, loathe coding? Research software engineers to the rescue
Simon Hettrick tells Julie Gould about the role of research software engineers, what they do and how you can become one.In the third episode of our six-part podcast series on workplace technology, we...
17 Apr 201917min
Learn to code to boost your research career
Learning how to coding brings career benefits and helps science by aiding reproducibility, Julie Gould discovers.Jessica Hedge tells Julie Gould about how she learned to code as a PhD student, and the...
11 Apr 201914min
Why universities are failing to embrace AI
Mark Dodgson and Lee Cronin discuss the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence on university teaching, research, and scientific careers.Artificial intelligence (AI) has been hailed as the ...
3 Apr 201917min
Challenges and opportunities for materials researchers in China
China's investment in materials science makes it an attractive destination for young foreign researchers looking to relocate, with decent salaries and facilities that many western universities would e...
21 Mar 201915min
The grant funding lottery and how to fix it
Many grant funding decisions are random, with luck playing a large part. How can the system be improved, particularly when funds are tight? In the final episode of our six-part series on funding, Feri...
8 Feb 201927min
How to beat research funding's boom and bust cycle
Julie Gould asks how early career researchers can develop their careers in the face of funding's "boom and bust" cycle and the short-termism it engenders.Governments are swayed by political uncertaint...
1 Feb 201923min
How to navigate the UK's new research funding landscape
In April 2018 the UK's funding environment was transformed with the launch of UK Research and Innovation, an umbrella agency which oversees more than £6 billion (US$7.4 billion) of research funding pe...
25 Jan 201923min
