To improve reproducibility, listen to graduate students and postdocs
Funding agencies should not penalize poor performers; instead they should reward good mentorship, says Ahmed Alkhateeb … Read more
Marketing yourself, politics and post-truth
Achieving your dream job is always going to be a bit of a challenge. You may have a great degree, and maybe relevant experience, but getting your potential employer to believe you are absolutely the right person for the job means marketing yourself correctly. This can be tricky, particularly if you are starting off new in a field with no established reputation behind you. Read more
Back to basics: Cracking an academic interview
Staying and working in academia is a good career choice but finding the right position in academia is still a tricky thing. Blanket-applying to as many positions as you can find and crossing your fingers isn’t going to cut it. Recently, I managed to crack some of my own postdoc interviews. Here’s what I learnt. Read more
Careers in industry: Medicine maker
As a junior doctor working in geriatrics, I could never have imagined that in 20 years time I would have led the development of a medicine which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of babies’ lives. Read more
The faculty series: A case study
Guest contributor Samantha Terry … Read more
Working from home does not make you a slacker
Contrary to popular opinion, people who work from home are not slacking off. In fact, those who work part of the time from home end up working between five and seven hours longer than their peers in the office, according to a study of over 60,000 people in the US. Read more
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