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14 Mar 2018 | 13:00 GMT

Where are the female first and last authors?

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Communication, CV, Data, Diversity, Faculty, Funding, Publishing, Research, Tenure, US

Where are the female first and last authors?

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle gathered names of first and last authors from papers published from 2005-2017 in 15 major science and neuroscience journals, including Nature, Science, PNAS, Nature Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Review. Nearly 10% of the names were excluded because they were relatively gender neutral, but the rest told a clear story: In these journals, authorship is a male-dominated enterprise.  Read more

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30 Sep 2016 | 09:00 GMT

Why you need to collaborate

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Collaboration, Communication, Funding, Mobility, Relationships, Research, Uncategorized

Why you need to collaborate

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01 Aug 2016 | 13:00 GMT

Five tips to overcome authorship conflict

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Collaboration, Communication, Faculty, Mobility, People Management, Perspectives, Podcast, Publishing, Relationships, Report, Research

Five tips to overcome authorship conflict

When I started my first year of graduate school, I was referred to a post-doc in my lab by some fellow students. Eager to start my research, I expressed interest in the project without thinking through the reasons behind my colleagues’ reluctance to join the post-doc.  Read more

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09 Jun 2016 | 15:00 GMT

How do you handle conflict?

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Admin, Blog, Careers articles, Collaboration, Communication, Competition, Faculty, People Management, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Relationships

How do you handle conflict?

Should you try to avoid conflict at all costs, or confront an uncomfortable situation head-on? It depends – but when your scientific reputation is on the line, it may help to head it off. If that’s not possible, you’ll need to tread lightly when you do address it. Have a look at how others have handled gnarly situations and what experts recommend.  Read more

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08 Jun 2016 | 13:00 GMT

Team science and the early career researcher

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Careers articles, Collaboration, Communication, Data, Funding, Perspectives, Publishing, Relationships, Report, Research

Team science and the early career researcher

Guest contributor Lucia Possamai  … Read more

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