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One-third of Indian STEM conferences have no women
Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics faculty are rare, and women speaking at conferences are even rarer.
- Dyani Lewis
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Career Column |
How remote conferencing broadened my horizons and opened career paths
Online meetings can help you to widen your global scientific network and raise your profile, says Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic.
- Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic
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Career Column |
Speed geeking: how speed-dating techniques can tackle power imbalances at conferences
A female research group adapted the matchmaking format to make meetings more inclusive.
- Lise Lafferty
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- & Alison D. Marshall
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News |
Do scientific meetings matter? Turning up for talks brings surprise benefits
Talks that conference attendees could see in person are more likely to be cited than talks they most likely missed.
- Katharine Sanderson
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Career Column |
How not to chatter like a toddler when giving a scientific presentation
Are we hardwired to overstuff presentations with details? Four simple steps can overcome this tendency, says David Rubenson.
- David Rubenson
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Career Q&A |
How a lab visit for people with neurological conditions inspired the global Pint of Science festival
Co-founder Praveen Paul describes how she went from neuroscientist to running an annual event across 26 countries.
- Eleanor Lawrence
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Correspondence |
Integrate strategies to save biodiversity and groundwater
- Johannes A. C. Barth
- , Jürgen Geist
- & John Cherry
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Career Guide |
Track post-conference COVID infections
Organizers should evaluate the risks of COVID-19 infections at conferences and communicate those to attendees, says James Kirchner.
- James Kirchner
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Career Guide |
Men dominate conference Q&A sessions — including online ones
‘Question and manswer’ sessions are the norm at both in-person and virtual events, even when there’s a good gender balance.
- Anne Gulland
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Career Guide |
Women and LGBTQ+ people aren’t tokens — don’t treat them as such
A disingenuous invitation made Gwen Grinyer reconsider taking part in equity, diversity and inclusion sessions at conferences.
- Gwen Grinyer
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Career Column |
‘Moms in Proteomics’ pushes for change
A need for community drove Jennifer Geddes-McAlister to found a network for mothers in science. Here’s what she learnt.
- Jennifer Geddes-McAlister
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Technology Feature |
Safe space: online groups lift up women in tech
Four leaders of groups dedicated to women in technology share their stories and tips for better allyship.
- Jyoti Madhusoodanan
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Correspondence |
Plastics treaty — research must inform action
- Richard C. Thompson
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Career Feature |
Don’t walk on by: how to confront bias and bigotry aimed at others
Bystander-intervention programmes use humour and other tools to call out bullying and harassment in science.
- Sara Reardon
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Career News |
Scientific conferences mull relocating over abortion access
Some meeting organizers will boycott US states that have passed laws against abortions following last month’s US Supreme Court ruling.
- Chris Woolston
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Career Guide |
The right mix: making a hybrid conference work for all
Organizing events that can be attended in-person or online is tricky. Planning and communicating early will save headaches on the day.
- Benjamin Plackett
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Career Guide |
Why lectures are like blind dates
How I learnt to woo the audience after attending a public-speaking class.
- Nicholas A. Coles
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Correspondence |
Arctic science diplomacy maintains Russia co-operation
- Paul Arthur Berkman
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- & Akiho Shibata
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Correspondence |
Predatory journals and conferences — three drivers
- Tracey Elliott
- & Teresa M. de la Puente
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News & Views |
From the archive
Nature’s pages consider the ingredients needed for a successful conference, and examine the mysteries of swallow migration.
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Career News |
Two-thirds of scientists want to keep alcohol at conferences
Alcohol creates a relaxed, social atmosphere at conferences, say survey respondents, but more care could be taken to ensure everyone feels safe and included.
- Nikki Forrester
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Correspondence |
Apply Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity at scale
- Lena Chan
- , Kenneth Er
- & Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
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Correspondence |
Global Disability Summit demands health equity
- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo
- , Jonas Gahr Støre
- & Yannis Vardakastanis
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Career Guide |
Collect feedback to improve your event experience
Nature speaks to four conference organizers who share the art of the feedback form.
- Andy Tay
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Career Guide |
Reconsidering the role of alcohol in the scientific workplace
Some societies and event organizers are rethinking their alcohol policies in a bid to be more inclusive.
- Nikki Forrester
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Editorial |
Gender balance at Nature Conferences: an update
Nature has made progress in improving the representation and participation of women at scientific conferences — but there is still much more to do.
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Career Guide |
How to tell a compelling story in scientific presentations
State your main finding in your title, and don’t forget to use the word ‘but’, says Bruce Kirchoff.
- Bruce Kirchoff
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Nature Podcast |
Climate special: the past and future of the Earth's climate
Reassessing 24,000 years of global temperatures, and on the ground at COP26.
- Benjamin Thompson
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Nature Podcast |
Genomics unwraps mystery of the Tarim mummies
The unexpected origins of a 4,000-year-old people, protecting your ‘digital presence’ and what to expect from COP26.
- Nick Petrić Howe
- & Shamini Bundell
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News Feature |
The broken $100-billion promise of climate finance — and how to fix it
At Glasgow’s COP26 summit, countries will argue for more money to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
- Jocelyn Timperley
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Correspondence |
Recognize 727 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for biodiversity COP15
- Alicia D. Barraclough
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News & Views |
From the archive
Nature’s pages feature a 1971 review of a psychiatry book and a report from the 1921 Museums Association conference.
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Career Feature |
The parenting penalties faced by scientist mothers
Starting a family at a key career stage comes at a cost to birthing parents — and many end up leaving the profession as a result.
- Kendall Powell
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Career Column |
How a holistic research retreat can help our science
After an existential crisis, we realized we needed to think more deeply about our careers, say Örjan Bodin and Christopher M. Weible.
- Örjan Bodin
- & Christopher M. Weible
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Career Guide |
Lightning talks: science in 5 minutes or less
How scientists are perfecting the art of boiling down their work into a short, sharp hit.
- Chris Woolston
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Correspondence |
A dangerous, wrong or unneeded experiment? Don’t do it
- Matthew Cobb
- & Robert Pollack
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Career Guide |
Good presentation skills benefit careers — and science
Despite many competing demands, there are compelling reasons for researchers to prioritize developing the skills that will improve their presentations.
- David Rubenson
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Correspondence |
Fix databases that fail with two surnames
- Jorge Mira Pérez
- & M. Carmen Parafita Couto
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World View |
People of faith are allies to stall climate change
Together, religious groups and scientists can be a powerful force for a liveable planet.
- Tobias Müller
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Career Guide |
Raising my hand to ask a question terrifies me, and I am not alone
Simon Evans struck a chord when he asked if others worry asking seminar questions.
- Simon Evans
China promises more money for science in 2024