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Leading a drive to lower your lab’s carbon footprint alongside your PhD research is tough. Start by celebrating small successes, says Caroline Giuglaris.
Bioengineer Ram Sasisekharan describes the impact of a four-year investigation by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which ultimately cleared him.
The ability to persevere through hardship is celebrated in research, but a ‘one size fits all’ approach can perpetuate inequalities, says Caitlin Aamodt.
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.