In the 'Post-docs and Graduate Students of the World' forum on Nature Network (http://tinyurl.com/2z2oq9), Craig Rowell, a research associate at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is looking beyond the postdoc to the next step. He asks whether group members or their friends have successfully moved on from a postdoctoral position to the next stage in academic research, or to another career. Members of the group share their experiences of a range of careers in or related to scientific research, including quite a few tips and comments from Nature journal editors in response to questions about careers in publishing.

In another thread on this Network group, Anthony Power, a graduate student at the Ottawa Health Research Institute in Canada, invites other members to share their postdoc experiences: tips on how to find the right lab, approach potential supervisors and secure funding, as well as how to make the transition to being an independent scientist.

The postdoctoral and graduate student group, one of many groups, forums and blogs on Nature Network, is open for anyone to join.