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24 Jan 2018 | 12:26 GMT

Rescued pets from field sites, plus other scientific career tales on video

Posted by David Payne | Categories: Careers articles, Multimedia, news, Picks of the week, Social media

Cats and dogs that live on or around field sites can become cherished companions, but what is the best way for researchers to help them? In this week’s Nature careers feature meet Fred and other animals who stole the heart of scientists in the field. To whet your appetite before reading Traci Watson’s article, we’ve produced this little video.  Read more

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  • pets
  • strays

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23 Oct 2017 | 08:00 GMT

Harassment and assault: ‘Disheartening’ trends

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Admin, Communication, Faculty, Relationships, Uncategorized

Harassment and assault: ‘Disheartening’ trends

The attitude means that workplace regulations around assault or harassment either don’t exist in the field or aren’t enforced, says Robin Nelson, an anthropologist at Santa Clara University in California. The study follows on from one conducted in 2013 that found that about two-thirds of the 666 women who were surveyed experienced some sort of assault or harassment in the field during their career.  Read more

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  • fieldwork
  • gender
  • gender bias
  • sexual assault
  • sexual harassment
  • women

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23 Sep 2016 | 12:00 GMT

Preparing researchers to manage traumatic research

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Communication, In the news, People Management, Postgraduate, Relationships, Report

Preparing researchers to manage traumatic research

Earth is destabilizing rapidly. Terrorism, conflict, genocide, human displacement, socio-economic disruption, rapid global environmental change, slow emergencies and natural disasters are more common than at any point in history. Consequently, opportunities exist for researchers to investigate the causes, consequences and potential management solutions arising from this instability. For this to happen, we need a well-trained workforce equipped with the skills and capabilities to work with ‘traumatic’ research content, people and places.  Read more

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  • dale dominey-howes
  • danger
  • danielle drozdzewski
  • disaster
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  • fieldwork
  • guest contributor
  • health
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  • mental health
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16 Sep 2016 | 12:00 GMT

Fieldwork fails: A polar bear stand-off

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Blog, Europe, In the news, Perspectives, Research

Polar bears investigate the submarine USS Honolulu 450 kilometres (280 mi) from the North Pole in 2003

Weather scientists on Troynoy Island in the Kara Sea were saved from an ongoing siege with some more permanent residents of the island on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.  Read more

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  • arctic
  • climate
  • climate change
  • fails
  • fieldwork
  • polar bears
  • science
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02 Jun 2016 | 08:00 GMT

The great outdoors

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Careers articles, Collaboration, Faculty, Mobility, People Management, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Relationships, Research, Uncategorized

The great outdoors

…but journeying afar for days or weeks, though crucial for your research programme, can also mean a lot of prep work, hassle and unforeseen glitches.  Read more

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  • field
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  • science
  • Scientific Data

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