Career News

Our second global survey of postdoctoral researchers is now live, with new questions to reflect seismic changes to the world of work since 2020.

Nature marked International Women’s Day by asking readers how to achieve gender equality in science.

Authors from richer, English-speaking countries gain unconscious boost when identified to referees, study finds.

The National Science Foundation, which had mostly omitted data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity from its workforce surveys, will launch a model programme this year.

Discrimination against members of under-represented groups in academic publishing leads to lower citation rates, fewer editorial-board positions and longer manuscript-review periods.

UK institution joins many universities worldwide in enacting policies to protect students’ rights and prevent power abuses.

Lack of diversity among elite group of investigators funded by US National Institutes of Health poses ‘substantial threat’ to biomedical research.

Supporters of Susanne Täuber say her dismissal is a blow for academic freedom, with thousands signing a petition demanding she be allowed to return to work.

The United States remains the most popular destination, but the numbers of female scientists still lag behind those of their male counterparts.

Despite gains by women and people of colour, men continue to occupy almost three-quarters of all science and engineering positions in the nation, and close to two-thirds are occupied by those who identify as white.

Universities and science employers must adopt practices to diversify their research workforce and move beyond simply hiring members of under-represented groups, finds the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida wage war on ‘woke’ projects, with other US states threatening similar clampdowns.

Tens of thousands of job advertisements across Europe call for research experience, but teaching and student-supervision skills are also high on the wanted list.

Funding should incentivize institutions to support healthy careers and to spark collaborations with industry.

Superior accomplishments and considerations of gender equity in academy membership might be contributing to the difference.

Low take-home pay, muddy career paths and poor job prospects contribute to the woes.

The US National Institutes of Health needs to include more people with disabilities in its workforce and research, report says.

Mothers in academic research and those who support them say in a report that the funding system can and should remedy gender bias in the sciences.

Heavy workloads, bullying and a lack of support add to falling job satisfaction for postdocs, junior faculty members and other young scientists.

Enrolments are on the rise, despite longer-term concerns about rising costs and political tensions.