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By scouring websites and pestering university human-resources departments, Amanda Gorton and Tess Grainger are tracking the vast differences in leave entitlements across North America.
A shift from individual to institutional performance in the next Research Excellence Framework exercise is welcome, but ignores the realities of academia.
My research area in the biological sciences department has a simple end-of-semester ceremony that helps us to share our successes, writes Ilinca Ciubotariu.
Hybrid work environments have altered how we connect with colleagues. But building work friendships can protect against burnout and make you more productive.
Subtle forms of misogyny attack female leadership and coerce women to conform to conventional gender norms. It’s time to call out these behaviours, say Alison Bentley and Rachael Garrett.
Earlier this year, Nature co-sponsored a science-fiction essay competition. According to runner-up Miles Lizak’s science-fiction essay, an ideal research institution would foster curiosity and collaboration, placing greater value on asking brave questions rather than claiming to know all the answers.
Earlier this year, Nature co-sponsored a science-fiction essay competition. Runner-up Evandro Ferrada’s science-fiction piece depicts science and a research culture transformed by limitless energy.
Earlier this year, Nature co-sponsored a science-fiction essay competition. In Katherine Ember’s winning essay, researchers have an immediate responsibility to the public. They’re asked to act urgently to help society.