Universities must stop protecting bullies — or more people will leave science
In 2019, after quitting a faculty job in response to bullying, I co-founded the Academic Parity Movement with…
Don’t let AI steal all the joy: what scientists won’t give up to chatbots
With artificial-intelligence tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks…
The science of foresight: how to future-proof your research
Every research programme is a bet on the future. Yet, scientists rarely examine the assumptions behind those bets.…
This microbiologist endured a four-year court battle over COVID-19 tests
When the COVID-19 pandemic began sweeping across the world in February 2020, Linda Guamán, a microbiologist at the…
Can you actually do a nine-to-five PhD? Nature readers weigh in
Credit: Monty Rakusen/Getty In April, Nature published advice from doctoral candidates and PhD holders who had managed the…
I’m burnt out and leaving academia. How do I finish my PhD?
The problem Dear Nature, I’m a particle physicist in the third year of my PhD programme in Central…
how neuroscience is rethinking the ‘feel-good’ chemical
When neuroscientists gather in the Spanish city of Seville in May for the annual Dopamine Society meeting, one…
What’s the best way to change research fields? These three scientists have ideas
Jumping to a new research topic is intimidating but can enable diverse teams and creative breakthroughs.Credit: Getty In…
What can I do if my idea has been plagiarized?
The problem Dear Nature, I’m a neuroscientist in Japan. A few years ago, I put together what I…
Science’s role in my Great British Sewing Bee success
Yasmin Proctor-Kent displayed waistcoats made by her dad behind her while competing on The Great British Sewing Bee.Credit:…