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 Mars 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
Grant application essentials
Expert advice on how to get the details of a grant submission right, and planning for "curveball questions" if you are asked to deliver an oral presentation:Peter Gorsuch, Chief Editor at Nature Resea...
18 Jan 201921min
How to plan a successful grant application
It's best to start planning for a grant application at least 9-12 months before the submission deadline, says Anne Marie Coriat, Head of UK and Europe Research Landscape at Wellcome Trust, London. She...
11 Jan 201920min
Inside the NIH grant review process
In this first episode of a six-part weekly series about funding, Julie Gould outlines the US National Institutes of Health's (NIH) grant review process and the extent to which reviewers evaluating the...
4 Jan 201925min
Salary and job satisfaction in science: voices from the front line
Chris Woolston and Julie Gould discuss the findings of Nature's 2018 salary and job satisfaction survey, which found that despite some common concerns about pay, promotion prospects, bullying and disc...
3 Dec 201820min
