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Career Column |
Stop making graduate students pay up front for conferences
John Malloy shares his experiences of risking debt to travel — and discusses what to do about it.
- John Malloy
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News |
Scientists fear coronavirus spread in countries least able to contain it
Concerns are rising about the virus’s potential to circulate undetected in Africa and Asia.
- Smriti Mallapaty
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Correspondence |
Brazil’s mystery oil spill: an ongoing social disaster
- Richard J. Ladle
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News Explainer |
Coronavirus outbreak: what’s next?
Experts weigh up the best- and worst-case scenarios as the World Health Organization declares a global health emergency.
- Dyani Lewis
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Career Feature |
Five ‘power skills’ for becoming a team leader
Volunteering with an organization can improve communication and help you adapt to the unexpected, say Sarah Groover and Ruth Gotian.
- Sarah Groover
- & Ruth Gotian
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Correspondence |
Climate change: how to pack a punch at meetings
- Charles Davis
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- & Jason Beckfield
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World View |
New Year’s resolution: one meeting-free week a quarter
Protect time for deep thinking — it is crucial for productivity in a world of constant interaction, urges Heidi Rehm.
- Heidi Rehm
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Nature Podcast |
Podcast: Our reporters’ top picks of 2019
The podcast team share some of their highlights from the past 12 months.
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News |
The science events to watch for in 2020
A Mars invasion, a climate meeting and human–animal hybrids are set to shape the research agenda.
- Davide Castelvecchi
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Career Guide |
The 2020 Events Guide
The essential reference guide to scientific events worldwide.
- Jack Leeming
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Career Guide |
From social media to conference social
Molecular biologist Oded Rechavi explains his idea for bringing the Twitter science community together at ‘the Woodstock of Biology’.
- Josie Glausiusz
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Career Guide |
How the scientific meeting has changed since Nature’s founding 150 years ago
Charting the 1869 conference vibe and the challenges faced by today’s organizers.
- Virginia Gewin
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Career Guide |
Ways to make meetings accessible
Four scientists with disabilities or chronic conditions share their conference conundrums and give advice on improving accessibility.
- Emily Sohn
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Editorial |
Nature Conferences: no more ‘manels’
A new code of conduct strives for more-diverse research meetings and events.
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News |
Science publishers review ethics of research on Chinese minority groups
Springer Nature and Wiley have concerns about lack of consent in genetics and facial-recognition papers.
- Richard Van Noorden
- & Davide Castelvecchi
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Career Guide |
How a cell scientist in São Paulo is battling malaria
Celia Garcia shares her thoughts on the state of science in Brazil.
- Nic Fleming
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Career Guide |
The microscopic advances that are opening big opportunities in cell biology
A proliferation of imaging techniques spells good news for careers.
- Nic Fleming
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Career Guide |
A cell biology path outside of academia
Erika Shugart shares her experiences moving from the lab to policy and communication.
- Nic Fleming
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Career Column |
Founding a global biotechnology summit — while pursuing a PhD
Ipshita Mandal-Johnson teamed up with other graduate students to set up an annual forum to develop tomorrow’s biotechnology leaders. This is what she learnt.
- Ipshita Mandal-Johnson
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News |
Massive California power outage triggers chaos in science labs
Researchers without access to back-up power scramble to save experiments and invaluable specimens.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Career Q&A |
Polar research should include Indigenous perspectives
Pat Wongpan explains why polar research must incorporate diverse views, including those of Indigenous peoples and communities affected by climate change.
- Virginia Gewin
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Career Column |
How those researching adaptation to climate change might reduce their own carbon footprints
Scientists who work with communities most affected by climate change might find it hard to adjust their air-travel habits, but they can still make meaningful changes, says David Samuel Williams.
- David Samuel Williams
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Career Column |
Seven steps to make travel to scientific conferences more sustainable
Researchers should learn to travel better to mitigate their climate impacts. Institutions can help by facilitating and rewarding sustainable travel behaviour, rather than fuelling the pressure to attend conferences, say Olivier Hamant, Timothy Saunders and Virgile Viasnoff.
- Olivier Hamant
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- & Virgile Viasnoff
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Career Column |
Put participants first in conference design
By using more sophisticated methods of thinking about conferences, organizers can help to ensure that time spent at a meeting is spent well, say Hannah Turbeville and Ruth Gotian.
- Hannah Turbeville
- & Ruth Gotian
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Nature Podcast |
Podcast: Modelling early embryos, and male-dominated conferences
Listen to the latest from the world of science, with Benjamin Thompson and Shamini Bundell.
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News Feature |
How to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings
A Nature analysis finds that several fields of science are moving away from male-dominated conferences and panels — but it’s easy to slip back into old habits.
- Holly Else
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Career Guide |
How to organize a conference that’s open to everyone
Thinking about the needs of all participants is key to a successful event.
- Nic Fleming
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Correspondence |
Scientists must boost input into Sustainable Development Goals
- Teresa Stoepler
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- & Eva Alisic
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Career Column |
Three tips to avoid becoming a ‘conference zombie’
It’s tempting to try to attend sessions morning, noon and night, network like crazy during every ‘spare’ minute and drink vats of coffee to stay alert. Paris H. Grey has more realistic suggestions to get maximum value from any conference.
- Paris H. Grey
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Career Column |
Ways to give an effective seminar about your research project
Grab your audience’s attention by using slides as a roadmap and focusing on your role as a presenter, recommends Ananya Sen.
- Ananya Sen
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News |
Europe’s premier research funder appoints new president
Medical-research manager Mauro Ferrari will take over role at the European Research Council from mathematician Jean-Pierre Bourguignon.
- Alison Abbott
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Career News |
How the creators of a database are stamping out all-male panels
Developers of ‘Request a Woman Scientist’ hope that its 10,000 participants can help to boost gender diversity in scientific talks and in the media.
- Virginia Gewin
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Career News |
Mental health in academia is topic of the week at a sold-out UK meeting
In conjunction with Britain’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a first-of-its-kind conference seeks to boost conversation around threats to student wellness.
- Chris Woolston
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Career Column |
Stepping up to be a role model for LGBTQ inclusion in science
Neil Reavey describes how scientists can support or lead initiatives in their organizations.
- Neil Reavey
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Career Feature |
Top tips for giving an engaging talk
Three researchers share lessons they’ve learnt from presenting at TED conferences.
- Virginia Gewin
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News |
How to counter ‘manels’ and make scientific meetings more inclusive
Atmospheric scientist Angie Pendergrass spoke to Nature about a newly-published guide to broadening participation in conferences.
- Alexandra Witze
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Career Column |
Why you need a support team
By forming a network of experienced peers, says Ruth Gotian, you can gain crucial career guidance and inspiration.
- Ruth Gotian
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Career Column |
Rent or conference — early-career researchers shouldn’t have to choose
Academic-conference season is upon us, says Jennifer Tsang. Should I advance my career? Or pay my rent?
- Jennifer Tsang
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Books & Arts |
The society that turned Cambridge into a scientific powerhouse
In the nineteenth century, reform at the ancient university came from an unexpected source. Georgina Ferry enjoys its history.
- Georgina Ferry
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Career Guide |
Make it easier for me to deliver childcare at conferences
Underprepared meetings that neglect to set up childcare facilities will ultimately damage science, says Eileen Parkes.
- Eileen Parkes
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Career Guide |
How to give a great scientific talk
Expert presenters share advice on how to capture and hold the attention of a conference crowd.
- Nic Fleming
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Career Guide |
The future of the scientific conference
Researchers are redefining twenty-first-century conferences at which delegates set the agenda.
- Emily Sohn