Research intelligence: how to build lab team spirit at a distance
Team meetings arranged by algorithm and communal chocolate tasting sessions are being used to bond research teams, reports Jack Grove
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Charity budget cuts ‘risk lost generation of medical researchers’
Hidden crisis of pandemic may push early career researchers out of science, leaders warn
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National Postdoc Appreciation Week: 10 must-read articles for postdocs
For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchersÂ
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Leave the old tunes behind
The pandemic has hit university finances, and further challenges lie ahead. But the case for supporting higher education and research is overwhelming
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Research intelligence: key strategies for supporting PhD students
Three professors shortlisted for ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring
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Universities ‘failing to support’ mental health first aiders
Survey suggests most of those giving help to colleagues feel undervalued
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What to expect when building your lab as a new lecturer
New lecturer Saloni Krishnan gives practical tips, from recruiting research assistants on a budget to keeping research on track while juggling teaching responsibilities
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Cambridge ‘forces of conservatism’ fight postdoc voting plan
Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ‘bulk’ of research
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Interview with Asifa Akhtar
The epigeneticist and new Max Planck vice-president on a global childhood, the pleasures of buses running on time, and why young researchers are more stressed than ever
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Interview with José Polo
Epigeneticist on searching for life’s secrets, distinguishing stem cell science from snake oil and pondering the perfect size for a university
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Which vaccine will stop Covid-19 killing a generation of careers?
An oft-overlooked component of the research process is that simple little thing called leadership, says Matthew Flinders
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Science Fictions: Exposing Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype in Science, by Stuart Ritchie
David A. Sanders enjoys a clear and comprehensive, if flawed, study of where science is going wrong and how to put it rightÂ
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Pressure to publish forces Chinese to rethink childbearing
Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed
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Why it’s a good idea to build academic alumni communities
Early career scholars, seasoned academics and institutions themselves all benefit from the creation of alumni affinity groups, writes Gretchen Dobson
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Fresh crop of Nobelists opens door to plate-glass generation
The profiles of this year’s Nobelists suggest scientists from newer, innovative institutions may soon overshadow those from more historic universities