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17 Apr 2018 | 08:31 GMT

Reshaping the research landscape

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Funding, Postdoc, Report, Research, US

Reshaping the research landscape

The proposal from the advisory body in Washington DC calls for more career counselling at the graduate and postdoctoral levels, better data on career outcomes at those levels, three-year caps on postdocs under principal investigators and new non-tenure track academic research positions, among other changes. To implement all the proposals would require a US$2 billion increase to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s budget, as well as subsequent budget raises to prevent future funding bottlenecks.  Read more

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  • academia
  • biomedical research
  • career outcome
  • career paths
  • grant
  • NIH
  • postdoc
  • tenure track
  • United States

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04 Aug 2017 | 13:00 GMT

To improve reproducibility, listen to graduate students and postdocs

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Careers articles, Communication, Research, US

To improve reproducibility, listen to graduate students and postdocs

Funding agencies should not penalize poor performers; instead they should reward good mentorship, says Ahmed Alkhateeb  … Read more

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  • ahmed alkhateeb
  • careers
  • communication
  • crisis
  • exit poll
  • experiences
  • job
  • mentees
  • mentorship
  • National Institutes of Health
  • NIH
  • PhD
  • positions
  • postdoc
  • reproducibility
  • science
  • tell a good mentor
  • transparency
  • trust

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28 Sep 2016 | 21:10 GMT

Seeking out stronger science: An incomplete, non-systematic list of resources

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Admin, Ask the expert, Blog, Data, In the news, Report, Technology

Seeking out stronger science: An incomplete, non-systematic list of resources

As I reported in a Nature feature published this week, I found more online courses that were being developed than were actually in place. Resources to help scientists do more robust research are set to expand quickly. For example, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has a competitive program that awards funds to institutions to enhance graduate student training; of 15 such supplements awarded in 2015, a dozen involved data analysis, statistics, or experimental rigor. You can find more here, and that is only a fraction of what is available. Some courses are still being developed and piloted to select students; others are being offered only to those in a particular department or training grant. If you find one that interests you, it can’t hurt to ask.  Read more

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  • analysis
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  • Data
  • feature
  • grant
  • management
  • Monya Baker
  • Nature
  • NIH
  • online
  • open science
  • reporter
  • statistics
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15 Jul 2016 | 12:00 GMT

Back to the thesis

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Ask the expert, Blog, Career paths, Faculty, Multimedia, PhD, Research, Social media

Last week, Nature visited a few prominent scientists to take them back to their theses.  Read more

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  • #threewordthesis
  • francis collins
  • Nature
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  • sara seager
  • science
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  • tweet
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26 Feb 2016 | 12:00 GMT

#GYSS: Engaging in PhD research you truly care about

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Communication, Events, Mobility, Perspectives

#GYSS: Engaging in PhD research you truly care about

Guest contributor Andy Tay  … Read more

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  • Global Young Scientist Summit
  • guest contributor
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  • NIH
  • Nobel
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30 Mar 2015 | 16:00 GMT

The postdoc series: Finding funding

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Funding, Postdoc

The postdoc series: Finding funding

When you start your first postdoc, you often find yourself dependent on your supervisor: the one that provides the funding so that you can do their your research. But as you build up your experience, it’s important to start demonstrating your own independence as a researcher. Doing this whilst working for someone else is not an easy task.  Read more

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  • academia
  • BBSRC
  • funding
  • NIH
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  • research

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26 Feb 2015 | 12:00 GMT

Career transitions: Increased support

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Podcast

Career transitions: Increased support

This month’s podcast I explore some of the February 2014 Nature Careers and Naturejobs articles with Monya Baker, and I speak to three people about three projects that are looking to increase support available for early career researchers and their career transitions.  Read more

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  • BEST
  • career transitions
  • MIND
  • Nature careers
  • Naturejobs
  • NIH
  • podcast
  • Vitae

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14 Nov 2014 | 06:00 GMT

Enough doom and gloom part 2: Curiosity is the currency of science

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Academia, Funding

Enough doom and gloom part 2: Curiosity is the currency of science

Contributor Scott Chimileski  … Read more

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  • NIH
  • NSF
  • science funding

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07 Nov 2014 | 06:00 GMT

Enough doom and gloom part 1: Science funding is cyclical

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Funding

Enough doom and gloom part 1: Science funding is cyclical

Contributor Scott Chimileski  … Read more

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  • DOE
  • funding
  • life science
  • NIH
  • NSF
  • science
  • USA

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01 Aug 2014 | 16:45 GMT

Careers in Nature – 1 August 2014

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Careers articles

Careers in Nature - 1 August 2014

Every fortnight we’ll be collating all the careers related content across Nature, just in time for some weekend reading.  Read more

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  • careers
  • NIH
  • Scripps Research Institute

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