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12 Oct 2017 | 12:00 GMT

The real climate debate

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

The real climate debate

In the scientific community, the big question is not whether action on climate change is required, but what form it should take — and the part that scientists should play, says the recent Nature Outlook on Climate Change. Three early-career researchers share their thoughts on the current state on climate action worldwide and the place of science in society.  Read more

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  • climate change
  • Germany
  • grad
  • Lindau
  • Nature Outlook
  • nature outlook climate change
  • PhD
  • politics
  • postdoc
  • professor
  • USA
  • young scientists

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18 Sep 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Do it for science – not for tenure

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Chemistry, Perspectives, Research, Tenure

Chalfie talking to students at Lindau 2017

I recently had the pleasure of joining the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting at Lake Constance in the south of Germany. The weeklong meeting alternates its main focus between chemistry, physics, and medicine & physiology each year — the three categories of natural sciences the Nobel Prizes are awarded for. This year the focus was back on chemistry, and I was lucky enough to be invited by the organisers to cover the event on their blog.  Read more

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  • chemistry
  • early career
  • Germany
  • gfp
  • go for the science
  • Judith Reichel
  • Lindau
  • max planck
  • Nobel
  • Nobel Laureate
  • Nobel Prize
  • work-life balance
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11 Sep 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Multidisciplinary research: pros and cons

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Collaboration, Communication, Diversity, Mobility, PhD, Postgraduate, Research

Multidisciplinary research: pros and cons

By bringing together experts from different disciplines we can find the solutions for today’s global challenges. Having spent a year in a multidisciplinary research group, Mit Bhavsar shares his thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of multidisciplinary research in science.  Read more

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  • advantages
  • challenges
  • disiplines
  • Germany
  • Lab
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  • research
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  • societal challenges
  • team science
  • translational

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26 Apr 2017 | 10:00 GMT

Why I marched for science – a transatlantic perspective

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Career paths, Communication, Diversity, Europe, Events, In the news, US

Why I marched for science – a transatlantic perspective

On Saturday, April 22nd, myself and an estimated 11,000 other science supporters marched in Berlin. The event was part of the global “March for Science” that took place in over 600 cities worldwide. While the March here and everywhere else was a great success in putting a spotlight on the importance of research and the danger of building on false facts, I’m worried it won’t have a lasting effect on the public perception of science if we don’t improve our science communication.  Read more

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  • april 22nd
  • berlin
  • biomedicine
  • communication
  • earth day
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • Judith Reichel
  • march for science
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17 Mar 2017 | 13:00 GMT

What I learnt from researching in Germany

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Chemistry, Mobility, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Research, Scientists on the move

What I learnt from researching in Germany

I’ve always been fascinated with medical research, which brought me from Ahmedabad, India, to Frankfurt (via Aachen, Düsseldorf and Göttingen) to pursue a Masters and a PhD in neuroscience. Germany boasts an excellent research ecosystem across the private and public sectors, with strong collaboration between each. Consequently, there are attractive career opportunities for local and international researchers, especially in a world where two of the west’s other major research hubs – the UK and the US – appear to be trending against science, evidence, and intellectualism. Having spent seven years here, this is what you need to know about research in Germany.  Read more

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  • India
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07 Dec 2016 | 17:00 GMT

Finding job satisfaction as a drug safety manager

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

Finding job satisfaction as a drug safety manager

Steffen Schulz was completing his PhD in medical neuroscience when he realised he needed more job security than academia could offer. Now, he works as a drug safety manager in his native Berlin.  Read more

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  • Academia to Industry
  • berlin
  • biology
  • drug
  • Germany
  • industry
  • interview
  • manager
  • medical
  • mobility
  • movement
  • neuroscience
  • PhD
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  • Trade Talk

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30 Nov 2016 | 13:00 GMT

Return to academia: The price I’m willing to pay

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Business, Career paths, Industry, Mobility, Scientists on the move

Return to academia: The price I’m willing to pay

Academia has had some bad press in recent years. Long years of temporary contracts, enforced mobility, and low salaries are some of the arguments used against academic careers. But is the grass really greener on the other side?  Read more

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  • Karin Bodewits
  • Philipp Gramlich
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04 Oct 2016 | 10:00 GMT

Away from home: Proteins in Germany

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Career paths, Europe, Mobility, Research, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Proteins in Germany

Beginning this week, we will take a peek into the lives of Indian postdocs working in foreign labs. Our blog series ‘Away from home’ will feature one postdoc every Tuesday recounting his/her experience of working in a foreign lab, the triumphs and challenges, the culture factor, tips for Indian postdocs headed abroad and what he/she misses most about India.  Read more

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  • away from home
  • genomics
  • Germany
  • gottingen
  • India
  • kangkan halder
  • nature india
  • new delhi
  • postdoc

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24 Aug 2016 | 17:00 GMT

Finding job satisfaction as a science liaison

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Ask the expert, Business, Career paths, Careers articles, Communication, Industry, Mobility

Finding job satisfaction as a science liaison

After completing a PhD and postdoc in experimental neuroscience labs, Sabine Blankenship had no desire to run her own lab. Here she describes how her passion to study abroad led her from experiments that had become frustrating to outreach she finds invigorating. She now works in the German Consulate General in San Francisco, where she helps set up international research collaborations and keep the German government abreast of US advances, particularly in renewable energy and regenerative medicine.  Read more

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  • careers
  • german
  • Germany
  • Graduate school
  • interview
  • Nature
  • Naturejobs
  • network
  • networking
  • neuroscience
  • PhD
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08 Aug 2016 | 12:00 GMT

Scientific data + effective communication = big changes

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Collaboration, Communication, Data, Events, In the news, Mobility, People Management, Postdoc, Publishing, Research

Scientific data + effective communication = big changes

Guest contributor Thais Moraes  … Read more

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  • dkfz
  • gardasil
  • Germany
  • guest contributor
  • hbv
  • heidelburg
  • Lab
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  • science to politics
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