Working Life 13 Apr 2023By Jorge Cortez Campaña Ph.D. interrupted: Dealing with a life-threatening diagnosis "Working on my research when I can helps me forget my disease for a few moments," this scientist writes
Working Life 6 Apr 2023By Cat Collins How I learned to turn rejection into redirection After this scientist was turned down from her dream research position, she found an exciting new direction
Careers 31 Mar 2023By Elisabeth Pain How to write a research paper Scientists in a range of disciplines share what works for them
Working Life 30 Mar 2023By Andrea del Valle I wish pursuing a research career didn’t mean leaving the country I love Virtual outreach helps this researcher stay connected with her home country
Careers 24 Mar 2023By Katie Langin ‘Great news.’ Survey will test counting LGBTQ Ph.D. recipients NSF will pilot test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on its 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates
Working Life 23 Mar 2023By Jessica Larsen Professors, we can—and should—prioritize compassion with our students This professor, whose father died when she was an undergrad, supports her students as she wishes she had been
Experimental Error 22 Mar 2023By Adam Ruben So you think you can dance your Ph.D. What our Experimental Error columnist learned from judging this year’s contest
Working Life 16 Mar 2023By Ali Khaledi-Nasab I almost sold a kidney to pursue my Ph.D. Application expenses are a major challenge for students from low-income backgrounds, this researcher writes
Working Life 9 Mar 2023By Haili Hu Growing up poor left me isolated in academia—until I began to share my story “I told myself that people couldn’t relate to my past because it was so different from theirs,” this scientist writes
Working Life 2 Mar 2023By Armando Andres Roca Suarez How I learned to craft compelling scientific presentations—spurred by my ADHD “The techniques I found useful … resonated with non-ADHD audience members as well,” this postdoc writes
Careers 28 Feb 2023By Jocelyn Kaiser Women, Black researchers less likely to hold multiple NIH grants Ranks of “super” principal investigators are growing, with white men dominating
Experimental Error 27 Feb 2023By Adam Ruben Burn, bridges, burn? Why scientists remain indebted to former bosses Employment references rarely matter—except when they do, writes our Experimental Error columnist
Working Life 23 Feb 2023By Yana Suchikova ‘We are unbroken.’ A Ukrainian academic’s perseverance in a year of war “I will stay in Ukraine. I am needed here,” this scientist writes
Working Life 16 Feb 2023By Jaivime Evaristo Retracting my paper was painful. But it helped me grow as a scientist “Honest mistakes happen,” this professor writes
Working Life 9 Feb 2023By Halley Mastro To apply to grad school, I needed to uncover the unspoken expectations “There was so much I didn’t know, and didn’t even realize I was missing,” this student writes
Careers 8 Feb 2023By Luis Melecio-Zambrano To support LGBTQ+ researchers doing fieldwork, ‘an eye toward safety’ is key Inclusion efforts must start with institutions, say authors of recent paper outlining best practices
Experimental Error 6 Feb 2023By Adam Ruben Scientists, don’t let your writing resemble something you pulled out of your bot “The fact that bots find scientific writing to be easy pickings is not a compliment,” our Experimental Error columnist writes
Working Life 2 Feb 2023By Barbara A. Wanchisen, Heidi A. Schweingruber Leaving academia was like losing our intellectual home. Here’s how we adjusted After moving into policy, these authors learned to take a new approach to conferences
Working Life 26 Jan 2023By Hasan Merali As an academic struggling to find time for a passion project, I learned to accept trade-offs Support from those around him has been key, this professor writes
Working Life 19 Jan 2023By Sylvia Dee How I learned to talk about climate science with skeptical audiences “It felt good to step outside academia and share my expertise,” this professor writes