Under compulsion: why college athletes and graduate students are like prisoners
Erin Hatton draws on an ‘odious comparison’ to illuminate the extraordinary powers coaches and supervisors can wield over their students
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Why I haven’t joined the UK’s coronavirus ‘scientific reserve’
Expecting early career researchers to help with coronavirus testing is unfair if they will suffer financial hardship, says PhD candidate Katherine MacInnes
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Interview with Michael Murphy
Observational astrophysicist opens up on why physics can be ‘unsatisfactory’ and how the coronavirus spotlights a valuable truth about our approach to climate change
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Life in the Zoomiverse: What we miss about the physical campus
Pointless meetings, fraught commutes and whiffy shared fridges are mercifully off limits during the coronavirus lockdown. But what else are faculty glad to be rid of? And what are they pining to...
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Ten tips on applying for a postdoc fellowship
Competition for postdoctoral fellowships is fierce, so your application needs to stand out as realistic, coherent and compelling. Here, five Stanford University scientists reveal 10 tips from their...
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Shifting expectations about the long-hours culture
Working to the exclusion of all else is unhealthy, but a one-size-fits-all limit is hard to set when careers and reputations are on the line
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International scientists need better support during global emergencies
Being trapped in Peru as countries went into lockdown showed us just how little support is available to researchers working abroad, a group of biologists writes
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What can be done to resolve academic authorship disputes?
With careers riding on young scientists’ position in author lists, friction is all too common. A snowballing initiative to list authors’ contributions aims to make sure credit is always given where...
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China a ‘challenging’ partner, says German exchange scheme head
Joybrato Mukherjee says Chinese researchers ‘not always on the same page’ over IP – and looks forward to a VR-enabled ‘entirely virtual semester abroad’
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Academics should stop fixating on the editorial power fallacy
Complaints about journal editors’ decisions ignore the root cause of the research assessment problem: career structure, says Richard Sever  Â
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10 habits for a successful postdoc
10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Postdoc parley
Twitter channel for postdocs aims to break into North America. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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In it for the long haul? Reflections on international relocation
Moving overseas is often the best way to further an academic career, but the transition to a new system and culture can be painful. Six academics recount their experiences and offer their tips
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Frontload training in first postdoctoral post, says research head
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
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Visa concerns ‘low on the list’ for travelling academics
Survey of 10,000 researchers suggests that despite headlines, salary and location are still bigger drivers