Cristina Lo Celso: Career-changing encounters
Why did you choose a career in academic research rather than medicine? … Read more
Why did you choose a career in academic research rather than medicine? … Read more
The Centre of the Cell in London’s East End is the world’s first science education centre to be housed in an operating biomedical research facility, an embryo-shaped pod suspended high above the Blizard Institute’s labs, part of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). It is accessed via a bridge and offers children the chance to see scientists at work, watch videos projected onto the pod’s ceiling, and play games aimed at triggering their interest in cell biology and medical research. Read more
Imagine taking a helicopter over a fjord, across crevassed glacial surfaces, on top of the wildest country you could imagine — one of the most untouched areas in the world. The chopper lands, you jump out, throw your equipment on the ground, watch the pilot take off. You’re on top of the mountain, in the middle of the wilderness. It is silent. This is what Doug Benn, professor of environmental change, and his colleague Heïdi Sevestre do every day in their role as glaciologists. Read more
Jenny Kedros, research manager at Shift Learning, the educational research agency that helped analyse the data, talks about the survey’s main findings to chief careers editor David Payne. Read more
When it comes to communicating science, there’s a lot to think about. Design is an important and often overlooked aspect —many researchers focus most of their efforts on content. Read more
Academic research just wasn’t doing it for me anymore. The realisation came as a shock to me. Since my undergraduate days I’d always assumed I would have a career in academia, with the goal of my own research group and a healthy flow of students to teach and mentor. Read more
For me, the Naturejobs Career Expo in London was a happy mix of career development advice, networking, aspirational talks, and a bird’s-eye view of the various opportunities that exist for scientists in a variety of fields. With so much going on, I was surprised to walk away with what seems to be a very simple realisation: that the main skill that will make the difference between being a good scientist and having a successful scientific career is your ability to effectively communicate. Read more
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