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16 Aug 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Management 101 for scientists – three rules for managing a successful team

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Blog, Careers articles, Collaboration, Communication, Industry, Research, US

Management 101 for scientists – three rules for managing a successful team

Good management can make an enormous difference in the success and productivity of any team. Unfortunately, new managers are rarely chosen because they have demonstrated skill at managing people. After 10-15 years of training, many scientists will be expected to run an academic lab or manage a team outside of academia with little experience and almost certainly no formal training. The kind of smarts and the types of skills that it takes to be a good scientist are not the same ones it takes to be a competent manager (much less a really good one). While getting your PhD or doing a postdoc, few science trainees have opportunities to work on their emotional intelligence or to hone their delegation skills.  Read more

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11 Aug 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Human Pipettes: Scientific training and education in biomedical research

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, CV, Internship, Mobility, People Management, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Relationships, Research

Are junior scientists little more than human pipettes?

A recent cancer research symposium displayed a familiar asymmetry. 90% of the attendees were PhD students or postdocs sitting obsequiously in the rear and asking 10% of the questions. 10% of the attendees were front-sitting faculty providing 90% of the inquiries.  Read more

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22 Feb 2017 | 13:00 GMT

How to be good at multitasking

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Blog, Career paths, Careers articles, Data, How to answer, Multimedia

How to be good at multitasking

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19 Dec 2016 | 13:00 GMT

I need space to breathe, to create

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Blog, Faculty, Research, Tenure

I need space to breathe, to create

What is the most important skill to become a PI? An eye for numbers, an ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately, optimism in the face of relentless failure, the ability to play nicely with others, sheer bloody mindedness, self-belief? All of these skills will strap you into the driving seat but once there, you’ll need to press the pedals yourselves. The most vital skill is creativity; the ability to see new connections — linking old data in new ways and using what we do know to interpret what we don’t.  Read more

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14 Dec 2016 | 13:00 GMT

#scidata16: Open data should be easy

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Blog, Collaboration, Data, Research, Technology

#scidata16: Open data should be easy

On the morning of October 26, 2016, a group of scientists convened in London to discuss the state of open data. The third Publishing Better Science through Better Data conference kicked off with morning tea, international introductions, and furious scribing from @roystoncartoons. The premise was simple: “Today is all about being open”, said conference chair Iain Hrynaszkiewicz. We settled in to learn the advantages of data sharing at both the individual level and for the scientific community at large.  Read more

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01 Dec 2016 | 08:00 GMT

#scidata16 keynote highlights: “Research data management for early career researchers”

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Blog, Careers articles, Communication, Competition, Data, Research

#scidata16 keynote highlights: “Research data management for early career researchers”

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10 Oct 2016 | 12:00 GMT

How can better data sharing and management improve a career in science?

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Blog, Collaboration, Communication, Data, PhD, Postdoc, Report, Research

How can better data sharing and management improve a career in science?

In many research projects, there tends to be three major interested parties. The first is the researcher who actually performs the experiment and collects the data. The second is the scientist overseeing the research project, who may be collating related data from several researchers. Finally, there is the institution, which supports the research financially and provides a space in which to do it.  Read more

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28 Sep 2016 | 21:10 GMT

Seeking out stronger science: An incomplete, non-systematic list of resources

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Ask the expert, Blog, Data, In the news, Report, Technology

Seeking out stronger science: An incomplete, non-systematic list of resources

As I reported in a Nature feature published this week, I found more online courses that were being developed than were actually in place. Resources to help scientists do more robust research are set to expand quickly. For example, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has a competitive program that awards funds to institutions to enhance graduate student training; of 15 such supplements awarded in 2015, a dozen involved data analysis, statistics, or experimental rigor. You can find more here, and that is only a fraction of what is available. Some courses are still being developed and piloted to select students; others are being offered only to those in a particular department or training grant. If you find one that interests you, it can’t hurt to ask.  Read more

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13 Jul 2016 | 17:00 GMT

Eight things that are more important for success than intelligence

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Communication, Data, Mobility, People Management, Perspectives, Relationships

Eight things that are more important for success than intelligence

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