A kinder research culture is not a panacea
Postdocs and other career researchers need better trained lab leaders, not just nicer ones, Julie Gould discovers.Calls to change the research culture have grown louder in 2020 as COVID-19 lockdowns l...
8 Des 202023min
Planning a postdoc before moving to industry? Think again
Experience as a postdoctoral researcher might not fast-track your career outside academia, Julie Gould discovers.Nessa Carey, a UK entrepreneur and technology-transfer professional whose career has st...
3 Des 202021min
The career costs of COVID-19: how postdocs and PhD students are paying the price
Closed labs and rescinded job offers have snatched away opportunities. How can science bounce back?Earlier this year, Michael Moore was due to start a permanent faculty position in Michigan, a move to...
25 Nov 202011min
Stop the postdoc treadmill … I want to get off
Julie Gould investigates how brain drains and demographic time bombs are forcing some countries to rethink the postdoc.The problems facing postdocs who are more than ready for life as an independent r...
18 Nov 202019min
Why life as a postdoc is like a circling plane at LaGuardia Airport
What is a postdoc and why undertake one? Julie Gould gets some metaphorical answers to a complicated question.“A postdoc is a scientist with training wheels,” says Jessica Esquivel, a postdoctoral res...
11 Nov 202014min
How to craft and communicate a simple science story
Ditch jargon, keep sentences short, stay topical. Pakinam Amer shares the secrets of good science writing for books and magazines.In the final episode of this six-part series about science communicati...
17 Jul 202020min
How to sell your public outreach ideas to funders
Funding agencies and societies love novel approaches to science communication. Here is some expert advice on how to grab their attention.In the penultimate episode of this six-part series about scienc...
19 Jun 202029min
How films and festivals can showcase your science
In the fourth episiode of this six-part Working Scientist series about science communication, Pakinam Amer examines how festivals, film, comedy clubs and virtual space camps can be ideal vehicles to e...
11 Jun 202028min
