Academic speakers at the Naturejobs Career Expo, London, 2016, discuss the sacrifices they’ve made in their careers.
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Should I get an unpaid internship in science communication?
Dan Cressey of Nature, and Rob Dawson of the Meningitis Research Foundation, speak at the Naturejobs Career Expo, London, 2016 about the benefits of an internship in science communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivcHblYSd94
Make a (sketch)note of Science!
Raise your hand if you doodle while taking notes.
Taking notes is a time consuming – and occasionally boring – process, but doodling and using symbols can make it easier, more fun – and could be better for your studies, says Marianna Ricci.
https://youtu.be/qp3kdN58SD0
Personally I’ve always liked to draw and I think of myself as a “visual person”: I’m sensitive to paintings and photos as well as nice color combinations or a cool pattern.
When I need to study something, the easiest way for me is to write it down and draw a diagram. Especially in my veterinary medicine studies, I used mathematical symbols and diagrams as well as colour codes and eye-catching drawings while taking notes and summarizing the lessons. Continue reading
What is the future of publishing?
Sir Philip Campbell, the editor in chief of Nature, speaks at the Naturejobs Career Expo, London, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO5SFLFxJxk
Finding job satisfaction in industrial research
After finishing a PhD and postdoc studying the cellular mechanisms behind cardiovascular disease, Shikha Mishra decided not to continue in academia.
She found she could still do the work she loved at the bench by doing product development research at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
What are your thoughts on blind reviewers?
Sir Philip Campbell, the editor in chief of Nature, speaks at the Naturejobs Career Expo, London, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqDScsKzt0Y
The “black box” effect in science communication
To counter sensationalist journalism and to bring the public closer to the realities of research, science communication must focus on the how and why of science, says Naturejobs journalism competition winner Lev Tankelevitch.
In July 2016 scientists found out how to map the brain into dozens of new areas using neuroimaging. We also discovered that thousands of such brain scanning studies may be flawed. To someone lacking insight into neuroscience, these two equally important studies can seem conflicting. Although “science communication” happens everywhere, science can still feel like a black box to the public, mysteriously churning out breakthroughs which are packaged and relayed by a barrage of tweets and headlines.
Ageism “as bad as racism”
Ageism in the workplace is as bad as racism and over-50s applying for jobs are five times more likely to get interviews if they do not disclose their age, reports David Payne.
Andy Briggs, the UK government’s new adviser on older workers, told The Times this week that 27% of men of UK men aged 65 to 70 are in paid employment, compared to 15% in 2006. The figure for women is 18% and rising, and one in ten people aged over 70 are still working. And employers have an unconscious age bias.
Employers have an unconscious age bias
“Just as there are resources invested in younger workers in coaching and career development, and similarly when women return from career breaks, companies should invest in their older staff and give them midlife career counselling. It’s in business’s interest to do this,” he said. Continue reading
Finding a place to hang my lab coat
Australia might be the land of surf, swim and sun, but something’s making all the scientists flee, says Naturejobs journalism competition winner Catherine Carnovale.
When now ex-Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot abolished the role of science minister in September 2013, members of Australia’s scientific community fastened our seat belts. This telling sign signalled the first of many cuts to science and innovation before the new government delivered their knock-out punch to the industry in the form of the 2014-15 budget.
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Five ways science communication can help you
Naturejobs journalism competition winner Rachel Harris explains how engaging others in science has benefitted her in the lab
For the past four years I’ve been working in science communication (SciComm), and academia. I’m now mid-way through my PhD — I’m studying on Alzheimer’s disease and I know I would be finding research a lot tougher if I were not involved with science communication.
Rachel Harris doing some SciComm at Bristol Neuroscience Festival this year