Women in physics, women in Africa
Alexandra Olaya-Castro describes how she draws on experiences she faced earlier in her career to support women and colleagues from minority groups in her current role as professor of physics at Univer...
9 Nov 201820min
A winning team of innovators who promote women in science
The Association of Hungarian Women in Science (NATE) has won Nature Research's inaugural Innovation in Science Award, one of two global prizes launched in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies a...
31 Okt 201814min
Lean PhD programmes, and a conversation with Lego Grad Student
Lego Grad Student is the alter ego of an early career researcher whose schadenfreude-laden Twitter posts "capture an adult's distress in adult education." He tells Jack Leeming how a childhood love of...
23 Okt 201823min
With a PhD you can do anything
UK careers consultant Sarah Blackford describes how a "SWOT analysis" of your skills can identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in your career roadmap. Sarah's sound advice might we...
5 Okt 201814min
Another country, and how to fit in
Career mobility is a fact of life in science and there are plenty of opportunities to study and work abroad. Andrew Spencer, a workplace trainer based in the UK, describes some of the cultural differe...
12 Sep 201821min
How to track the "lost generation" of scientists
The value of scientific careers outside academia needs to be acknowledged. Universities can help by publishing data on where their researchers end up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
1 Aug 201812min
How to run a creative and diverse PhD programme
Julie Gould discusses problem solving, research integrity, and the importance of feedback in PhD programmes at the 2018 ORPHEUS conference, held in Iceland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
5 Juli 201817min
Curating the careers of India's women scientists
How two women showcase the achievements of India's female research community and the career challenges they face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Juni 201819min
