Why science needs strong mentors
How can science better support and reward academics who, alongside running labs, writing grants, authoring papers and teaching students, also devote precious hours of their working week to mentoring c...
8 Sep 202110min
Communities, COVID and credit: the state of science collaborations
This week, Nature has a special issue on collaborations, looking at the benefits to science and society that working together can bring. In this collaboration-themed episode (produced jointly with the...
18 Juni 202130min
Business of science: The transferable skills that straddle academia and industry
How does graduate school and academia prepare you for entrepreneurship and a commercial career?J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, a social scientist who swapped a faculty position to launch a craft beer consul...
16 Juni 202118min
Business of science: The setbacks that can help your start-up succeed
The road to commercializing research is strewn with challenges, but how can science start-ups prepare for developments that are harder to predict, such as a global pandemic?Daniel Batten, an investor ...
9 Juni 202119min
Business of science: How to grow your start-up
In their early stages, science start-ups require solid commitment, with founders and their teams clocking up long hours with little financial reward.Despite the uncertainty, company leaders also need ...
2 Juni 202120min
Business of science: How technology-transfer teams can help your spin-off succeed
Meet the people who advise researcher entrepreneurs on patents, licensing, business plans and commercial partnerships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Maj 202118min
Business of science: How to register a patent
How does registering a patent compare to other scientific career milestones? For science entrepreneurs, is it akin to publishing a first paper, landing tenure or securing a grant?Three scientists who ...
19 Maj 202115min
Business of science: Tips and tricks for a perfect investor pitch
If you want your product idea to succeed, one of the first steps is to interest potential investors.This can be hard for academic researchers, whose previous focus will have been on getting published,...
12 Maj 202118min
