Turning scientific scrutiny on science itself
Naturejobs journalism competition winner Jiska van der Reest … Read more
The Naturejobs journalism competition, London, 2017
We’re launching our annual journalism competition, to cover our flagship career fair in London on October 4th, 2017. Read more
#scidata16: Boost research and avoid embarrassing retractions by working openly and reproducibly
Speakers at the Publishing Better Science through Better Data (#scidata16) conference addressed these issues and more. Read more
The era of big data is coming: Scientists need to step out of their comfort zone
On my first day as a new PhD student, freshly awarded molecular genetics degree in hand, I was sat down at a laptop with an unfamiliar operating system and was encouraged to explore some data using arr. What sounded like pirate speak turned out to be R, a statistical programming language. Yep – for my PhD I swapped pipettes for programming, dilutions for data and spectrophotometers for statistics. Others experienced the opposite, entering the world of biology from a computer science background. Read more
Transferable skills: What are scientists good at (other than science)?
In today’s competitive world, it’s become increasingly common for scientists to question where their skills and knowledge will fit outside the lab. Academic research is a harsh place, littered with the victims of funding decisions and research projects that didn’t quite go to plan. The idea, even amongst scientists, that we are highly specialised professionals with no role outside the lab has become a persistent limitation in this search. So, what is the need for a scientist in any other capacity? Read more
How to answer: Behavioral questions
Naturejobs career expo journalism competition winner Ulrike Träger … Read more
Bridging science and real world impact with confidence
Naturejobs career expo journalism competition winner Diane N.H. Kim … Read more
The art of negotiating a better salary
Naturejobs career expo journalism competition winner Andy Tay … Read more
Skills for your next networking adventure
Naturejobs journalism competition winner Andy Tay … Read more
Launching the 2015 London Naturejobs Career Expo journalism competition
Following the success of the Boston and London Naturejobs Career Expos journalism competitions (you can read all the articles from the competition in the #NJCEBoston and #NJCE14 categories on the blog), we are repeating the competition for both the 2015 Expos. Earlier this year we ran the Boston competition (see the NJCE15 category on the blog) but now it’s time for the London one! Read more
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