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19 Mar 2018 | 13:00 GMT

Motivation: know thyself

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths

Motivation: know thyself

Some scientists say that lab work can be really boring (even if boredom is interesting), and, when facing deadlines and lots of work with not enough time, motivation can be in short supply for scientists — especially as we all retreat from once-fresh new year resolutions.  Read more

Tags:

  • career
  • deadlines
  • infographic
  • motivation

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06 Nov 2017 | 13:00 GMT

A picture is worth a thousand words

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Career paths, CV, Unemployment

A picture is worth a thousand words

In most western countries, the number of PhD graduates in the life sciences has increased by around 50% over the last ten years. As the job market, in both academia and industry, has been largely flat in most countries, this PhD glut is creating undesirable patterns of employment — and unemployment. Some academics are calling for ‘academic birth control’, but the academic system itself profits from the resulting endless supply of cheap labour.  Read more

Tags:

  • #PhD
  • CV
  • employer
  • employment
  • infographic
  • infographics
  • Karin Bodewits
  • Philipp Gramlich

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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, How to answer, Multimedia

How to be good at multitasking

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Tags:

  • collaboration
  • development
  • good
  • hour
  • how to
  • infographic
  • management
  • multitasking
  • procrastination
  • save
  • scedule
  • skill
  • time
  • time management
  • value

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16 Jan 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Is a picture worth a thousand words?

Posted by David Payne | Categories: Academia, Blog, Communication, Mobility, Multimedia, Research

Is a picture worth a thousand words?

Translating the results of a research project into a 10-minute presentation or article can be a difficult task. It must be informative but also succinct and appealing. It has to tell an interesting story. It has to entertain. And you shouldn’t have too much text.  Read more

Tags:

  • communication
  • data
  • drawing
  • engage
  • graphic
  • infographic
  • information
  • pictures
  • research
  • scicomm
  • science
  • stories
  • text
  • Thais Moraes
  • visual communication
  • visuals

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30 Dec 2016 | 13:00 GMT

14 scientific reasons to disconnect at the weekend

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Blog, Careers articles, Communication, In the News, Multimedia, People Management

14 scientific reasons to disconnect at the weekend

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Tags:

  • escape
  • extra
  • friday
  • infographic
  • life
  • output
  • overtime
  • performance
  • relax
  • rest
  • saturday
  • stress
  • sunday
  • switch off
  • to do
  • weekend
  • work
  • work-life balance

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22 Aug 2016 | 12:00 BST

Five ways to break your work addiction

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Blog, Careers articles, Collaboration, Communication, CV, Faculty, Industry, People Management, Perspectives, Relationships, Research

Five ways to break your work addiction

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Tags:

  • addicted to work
  • addiction
  • hobby
  • infographic
  • late nights
  • Naturejobs
  • success
  • time for work
  • too much work
  • workaholic

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14 Mar 2014 | 09:00 GMT

Naturejobs picks of the week

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Picks of the week

Naturejobs picks of the week

So is the amount of science funding available dwindling? Or are we just imagining it? Our reads this week have been looking into how boom-bust cycles are taking shape, how funding proposals are being made and how all of this might just be a myth.  Read more

Tags:

  • academia
  • funding
  • infographic
  • knowledge transfer
  • NSF
  • Open source
  • publishing

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