Remember Max Born – refugee scientists and a role for UK higher education institutions
Last month Nature published a Special on human migration, which included stories of refugee scientists. Read more
Defending science by opening up: Lessons from Understanding Animal Research
In the UK, almost half of the public believes that some animal research goes on without an official licence. The situation is similar in the US. This ignorance finds its way to policy makers around the world who dismiss academics and deride science. Clearly, there is a profound imbalance in the knowledge available to scientists and to the rest of society about animal research. Read more
What do you dislike about your job?
We ask academics at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco, what they dislike about their jobs. Read more
What’s something you wished you had learnt earlier?
We ask speakers at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco, what they wish they had known earlier in their careers. Read more
How can people reach you?
We asked our academic panellists at the Naturejobs career expo, San Francisco, how people should get in touch … Read more
Social media tips for scientists
For many scientists, the thought of spending time on social media sites is distinctly unappealing. To some it’s just a question of time: why add to that to-do list which is already long enough? For other’s it’s more to do with social media itself, finding the idea of sharing thoughts and ideas with the whole world pointless or self-indulgent. Read more
