Julia Hubbard, a research fellow at the Francis Crick Institute in London, has Type 1 diabetes and lupus. Collin Diedrich (pictured), postdoctoral research fellow in HIV/TB co-infection immunology at the University of Pittsburgh, US, has dyslexia. Listen to their top tips for successfully juggling scientific careers alongside illness and disability.

Also, Jack Leeming discusses Nature’s recently published comprehensive guide to scientific careers in China.

See also:

• Turning point: Collin Diedrich
• It is time to understand science’s imperfections
• Equality: The fight for access
• Dyslexia: Lost for words

Resources:

• British Dyslexia Association
• Dyslexia Action
• Dyslexia: NHS Choices