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Enter the Naturejobs #ScientistAtWork photo competition 2018

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Send us a moment from your scientific day

By Jack Leeming

UPDATE: This competition is now closed. The winning entries will be published in the 26th April issue of Nature.

Last year, we launched the first Naturejobs #ScientistAtWork photo competition. It was a huge success — we received hundreds of entries from all over the world, and spoke to the five winners here.

We’re running the same competition again this year. We’re looking forward to seeing your entries. Winners will be announced and profiled alongside their images in the April 26th issue of Nature magazine, and will receive a year’s personal print and online subscription to Nature.

The competition will run from the 1st of March until midnight GMT on March 31st. Entrants must not be professional photographers.

All you need to do to enter is either:

  1. Email us your photo with a quick description and your contact details, or
  2. Post your image on Twitter with the #ScientistAtWork tag, or
  3. Post your image on Instagram with the #ScientistAtWork tag

You must be willing to grant us the rights to publish your image for the competition. You also must be contactable — we’ll be getting in touch to interview you about your photo if you are one of the five winners. We may also contact runners-up, as we did in 2017, to find out more about the story behind the image.

The winning entries will be decided by a panel of Nature journalists and art staff. We’re looking for images that capture moments in a scientific day — either in or out of the lab — in an original way. Heavily photoshopped images will not be considered (though colour correction and touching-up is fine). Finally, your photo must be high enough quality for print publishing in Nature (at least 220 mm at 300 dpi) to be considered.

That’s it! (More-or-less: please check out the terms and conditions below.) Best of luck to all of you and we look forward to flicking through your photos. Please feel free to send any questions to photocompetition@nature.com.

 

Jack Leeming is the editor of Naturejobs.

 

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Turning scientific scrutiny on science itself

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A proactive approach could help researchers contribute to solving many of the problems they encounter in academia

Naturejobs journalism competition winner Jiska van der Reest

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Announcing the Better Science through Better Data 2017 (#scidata17) writing competition

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Enter for the chance to attend the Better Science through Better Data 2017 event (#scidata17) in October, work with a Nature editor, and have your writing published here on Naturejobs and on the Scientific Data blog.

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Five rules for starting up in synthetic biology

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Building a synthetic biology startup is tough – but stay the course and it’ll be the most rewarding struggle of your life, says James Field.

Since the advent of life 3.6 billion years ago, the survival of all species has depended on rapid innovation at the genetic level. As a consequence, our planet has grown rich with evolved technologies.

Traditionally, the dream of harnessing these evolved technologies has been confined to thought experiments and science fiction. Now, the emerging field of synthetic biology is giving engineers the tools required to tap into evolution’s code-base.

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Should you join a start-up company after academia?

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A career in a start-up company is more than just risk, discovers Idil Cazimoglu.

This piece was one of two winners of the Science Innovation Union writing competition, Oxford.

“Risky.”

My housemate, now in the final year of his PhD, had a one-word answer to my question “Would you consider working in a start-up company after you graduate?”

Intrigued, I posed this question to fellow PhD students in various disciplines over the following weeks, and received similar answers including “I don’t want to live in uncertainty,” “No job security,” “Academia is more stable,” and, memorably, “I’d rather go bungee jumping.”

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Not everything launches so smoothly

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Announcing the winners of the #ScientistAtWork photo competition

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Thanks to everyone who took part in the inaugural Naturejobs photo competition

This week in Nature, we announce the winners of the Naturejobs #ScientistAtWork photo competition. Here are the photos that won. You can also check out Nature‘s podcast for a further interview with the final winner of the competition, Kseniia Ashastina. You can also check out Nature India‘s own excellent photo competition here.

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Kseniia Ashastina’s winning entry — a researcher collects samples from a permafrost outcrop {credit} Kseniia Ashastina {/credit}

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The way to success in science

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Young people working in any variant of science face many challenges. However, some tips can increase your chances of success, says Naturejobs journalism competition winner Sofia Otero

A degree in science is just one stepping stone on a long path with varied exits, curves and about-turns. Choosing wisely is not always an easy task, but there’s no right way to success: there’s a whole lot out there to choose from.

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At the London Naturejobs career expo on September 16th, there was a lot of talk on how to succeed in science, and an interview with the editor-in-chief of Nature, Sir Philip Campbell. Some tips came up repeatedly and are worth listing. Continue reading →

Lost for words — the language of science communication

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While English is largely regarded as the global language of science, science communication doesn’t enjoy a unifying language.

Naturejobs journalism competition winner Catherine Carnovale explores this distinction.

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Keep the lights on

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Energy entrepreneurs, take note – you have an opportunity to compete for a cash prize and the chance to network with investors. piggybank

The Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena), or German Energy Agency, has launched ‘Start Up Energy Transition’, a global business competition open to start-ups and early-stage companies in the energy sector. Continue reading →

Opening doors to open data at #scidata16

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Want to embrace open data but don’t know where to start? The tools are out there, says Matthew Edmonds.

The Publishing Better Science through Better Data conference, or #scidata16 for short, took place at the Wellcome Collection in London at the end of October. This one-day event organised by the journal Scientific Data, Springer Nature and the Wellcome Trust explored the challenges facing early-career researchers as we enter the era of open data.

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As a data novice, I arrived without really knowing what to expect. The types of experiments I perform generate only small datasets needing a simple statistical test, easily summarised in a graph in the manuscript. The original data can be safely left to gather dust in a shared drive. Continue reading →