Career view
How to handle drug withdrawal
Published on 5 December 2007
Pfizer's move out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has left a hole that local institutions are attempting to fill — with mixed success.
Authorship accountability
Published on 28 November 2007
There's a better way to determine authorship.
Grand designs
Published on 21 November 2007
University College London opens new cancer institute.
Latin American challenges
Published on 7 November 2007
Young scientists in Latin America face special challenges despite progress.
Brain work
Published on 31 October 2007
The fruits of joining technological acumen with a theoretical mindset.
Hopes for growth in Spain
Published on 24 October 2007
A call for research growth in Spain.
A question of balance
Published on 17 October 2007
Gender bias in Sweden?
Awards for South Africa's best
Published on 10 October 2007
Mentors receive accolades in South Africa.
Careers on the move
Published on 3 October 2007
How important is mobility for young European scientists?
Nurturing physician-scientists
Published on 19 September 2007
Physician-scientists seek more training and research options.
A pipeline for Europe
Published on 12 September 2007
Europe needs a clear career structure for principal investigators.
Keep your eye on the goal
Published on 5 September 2007
In my tortuous road to a biotech job, I learned some important job-hunting lessons.
Order of merit
Published on 25 July 2007
There's a better way to determine authorship order.
Fountain of funding for youth
Published on 18 July 2007
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine offers start-up grants for young scientists.
Engineering a place for women
Published on 11 July 2007
Everyday workplace culture might be keeping women out of science, engineering and technology fields in Britain.
Making contacts online
Published on 27 June 2007
Online networking sites for science
Employing Japan's postdocs
Published on 20 June 2007
Japanese postdocs face career challenges
John Mather, chief scientist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington DC
Published on 13 June 2007
John Mather to take on NASA's chief scientist position.
Southern light
Published on 13 June 2007
Australia christens the country's first synchrotron.
Award-winning commitment
Published on 30 May 2007
Northern exposure for EMBL
Published on 23 May 2007
EMBL expands to the north.
Practical applications
Published on 16 May 2007
How I found a way out of the academic career track.
Earth network
Published on 9 May 2007
Young scientists come together to tackle the complexities of climate change
Worst and best of times
Published on 9 May 2007
Starting a completely new project has been just as daunting as I'd expected
Gem of an idea for a unique machine
Published on 2 May 2007
The merits of using biological circuits to get students excited about synthetic biology.
Postdoc redefined
Published on 25 April 2007
NIH award may not be enough to ferry postdocs towards research independence.
A more attractive career
Published on 18 April 2007
Eurodoc seeks better conditions for graduate students.
Crossing boundaries
Published on 11 April 2007
Fellow finds interdicisplinary options.
Minority report
Published on 4 April 2007
Minority groups are striving to reap rewards from science careers.
Opportunities in Poland
Published on 28 March 2007
Polish researchers who head home have more opportunities than they used to
Researchers without frontiers
Published on 21 March 2007
Marie Curie fellows seek maximum mobility.
Colleagues against cancer
Published on 14 March 2007
Cancer Research UK opens new institute.
Hub of alternative energy
Published on 28 February 2007
BP's Energy Biosciences Institute brings jobs and research opportunities to Berkeley.
Torn between two ladders
Published on 21 February 2007
Jumping to a new discipline brings both anxiety and satisfaction.
Goodbye Poland, again
Published on 14 February 2007
Poland must do a better job at retaining talent and nurturing science.
Seeking a PhD abroad
Published on 7 February 2007
English student heads to Germany to expand horizons.
Better offices, better postdocs
Published on 31 January 2007
Sloan Foundation funds new postdoc offices.
A question of supply and demand
Published on 3 January 2007
Simply having a PhD may not be enough — you need to marry scientific expertise with the right skills.