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27 Apr 2018 | 13:00 GMT

How mentoring stopped me giving up

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Career paths, Careers articles, People Management, Perspectives, Research

How mentoring stopped me giving up

The idea of solving scientific questions that have never been answered before has always excited me — especially if that knowledge might go on to help someone medically. Despite this, I have come very close to giving up on a career as a clinician scientist.  Read more

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  • academia
  • development
  • give up
  • helena lee
  • medical
  • medical research
  • mentoring
  • NHS
  • support

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05 Mar 2018 | 13:00 GMT

Looking for a lab to do your PhD? – If I had known, part I

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Academia, Blog, PhD, Research

Looking for a lab to do your PhD? – If I had known, part I

When I was looking for a PhD lab I had a pretty clear idea of the techniques I wanted to learn and master, and, essentially, I thought that was everything I needed to worry about. But the right PhD training is crucial to establish a good foundation for what comes next – either a job in industry, a postdoc in academia, or something away from the bench. Choosing the right lab is important, and there are considerations beyond gaining specific technical skills that need to be mulled over before making a decision. If I were to start another PhD, this is what I would look for:  … Read more

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  • academia
  • conferences
  • development
  • elena blanco-suarez
  • industry
  • Lab
  • network
  • PhD
  • postdoc
  • supervision
  • techniques
  • training
  • workshops

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28 Feb 2018 | 13:00 GMT

African astronomy and how one student broke into the field

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Blog, Career paths, Mobility, Research

African astronomy and how one student broke into the field

What do you do when the degree you want to study is not offered by your university?  Read more

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  • africa
  • astro-chemistry
  • astronomy
  • development
  • ghana
  • Gina Maffey
  • India
  • jive
  • naomi asabre frimpong
  • PhD
  • UK

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26 Feb 2018 | 13:00 GMT

A student shaping the future of African astronomy

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Data, Research

A student shaping the future of African astronomy

“I want to see Africa lit up.” Naomi Asabre Frimpong says with a laugh, “I want to show how Africa can be forward thinking. I want to make sure that we are not left behind.”  … Read more

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  • africa
  • astro-chemistry
  • astronomy
  • development
  • ghana
  • Gina Maffey
  • India
  • jive
  • naomi asabre frimpong
  • PhD
  • UK

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13 Oct 2017 | 13:00 GMT

The Naturejobs Career Expo – some secrets to scientific success

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #NJCELondon, #ScientistOnTheMove, Blog, Career paths, Careers articles, Competition, Scientists on the move, Social media

Some of the submissions to the Naturejobs Career Expo photoboth

Over one thousand scientists attended the Naturejobs Career Expo last week in London. With professional CV checking, exhibitors from academic institutions and companies from around the world, and career-focused talks from Nobel Prize winner Professor Venki Ramakrishnan, science communication expert David Urry, popular blogger and senior lecturer Dr John Tregoning and many more, this was a resource-packed event for researchers.  Read more

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  • academic
  • blogger
  • career expo
  • david urry
  • development
  • eileen parkes
  • expo
  • John Tregoning
  • London
  • Naturejobs Career Expo
  • naturejobs career expo journalism competition
  • naturejobs journalism competition
  • NJCE
  • Nobel
  • seishi shimizu
  • Venki Ramakrishnan
  • winner
  • writing competition

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08 Sep 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Sports science: An athlete-researcher’s experience

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Careers articles, Collaboration, In the news, Picks of the week, Research, Technology

Sports science: An athlete-researcher’s experience

Sports science is the study of the body as a performance machine. Its specialties span biomechanics and psychology, and demand for its experts is growing. Whether it’s helping everyday people with their physical wellbeing or training elite athletes to react faster endure longer or jump farther, sports scientists and performance consultants are playing an increasingly important role in exercise and competition.  Read more

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  • development
  • exercise
  • hammer
  • hammer throw
  • health
  • japan
  • kata
  • koji murofushi
  • old and new
  • olympics
  • sport
  • sports
  • sports as health
  • sports science
  • spotlight
  • tech
  • technique
  • technology
  • technology development
  • tim hornyak
  • tradition and innovation
  • university programmes

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24 May 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Marketing yourself, politics and post-truth

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Mobility, Scientists on the move

Marketing yourself, politics and post-truth

Achieving your dream job is always going to be a bit of a challenge. You may have a great degree, and maybe relevant experience, but getting your potential employer to believe you are absolutely the right person for the job means marketing yourself correctly. This can be tricky, particularly if you are starting off new in a field with no established reputation behind you.  Read more

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  • classes
  • climate change
  • CV
  • development
  • employer
  • flexible
  • interview
  • job
  • marketing
  • player
  • policy
  • politics
  • promotion
  • purist
  • role
  • sally brown
  • self-promotion
  • southhampton

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24 Mar 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Getting started on an academic book: five questions to ask

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, Communication, Research, US

Getting started on an academic book: five questions to ask

Publishing an academic book is an accomplishment to which many aspire. A book is, essentially, your work, thoughts and research agglomerated in one neat, tidy package of bound paper. It’s rewarding both personally and professionally. Not only are you sharing your ideas and contributions to the broader world, but you can actually hold in your hands the fruit of your labor.  Read more

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  • academic book
  • book
  • course
  • development
  • idea
  • idea to concept
  • jessica eise
  • learning
  • literature
  • publisher
  • publishing
  • text
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  • value
  • writer
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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, Data, How to answer, Multimedia

How to be good at multitasking

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

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15 Feb 2017 | 17:00 GMT

Finding job satisfaction as a humanitarian researcher

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, Collaboration, Faculty, Funding, Mobility, Research, US

Finding job satisfaction as a humanitarian researcher

Panagiotis Vagenas left Yale University to advise a non-profit on research design and quality.  Read more

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  • AIDS
  • applied research
  • basic research
  • California
  • developing world
  • development
  • health
  • HIV
  • K01
  • medical school
  • new york
  • panagiotis vagenas
  • panos vagenas
  • PCI
  • population
  • project concern international
  • public health
  • san diego
  • social
  • US
  • yale
  • yale university

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