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How I use tide gauges to develop geospatial maps
Geographer Muh Aris Marfai collects reference data for Indonesia’s coastal areas to prepare for the impacts of climate change.
- Nikki Forrester
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How scientists are making the most of Reddit
As X wanes, researchers are turning to Reddit for insights and data, and to better connect with the public.
- Hannah Docter-Loeb
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Career Column |
How a spreadsheet helped me to land my dream job
A shared spreadsheet, passed from generation to generation, helps graduate students in management navigate the academic job market. Whatever your field of study, you can make one, too.
- Silvia Sanasi
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Overcoming low vision to prove my abilities under pressure
A genetic eye condition pushed biochemist Kamini Govender to develop coping strategies that serve her well in the lab and help her to avoid burnout.
- Lesley Evans Ogden
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Editorial |
Nature is committed to diversifying its journalistic sources
The latest data are in on the diversity of people interviewed for the journal’s News, Features and Careers articles, and audio and video content.
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Maple-scented cacti and pom-pom cats: how pranking at work can lift lab spirits
Whether for April Fools’ Day or year-round, practical jokes allow scientists to tap into creative thinking while building group camaraderie.
- Amanda Heidt
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The beauty of what science can do when urgently needed
Working amid New York City’s pandemic response inspired Nili Ostrov’s approach to expanding the list of organisms that can be used in synthetic biology and engineering.
- Katherine Bourzac
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I peer into volcanoes to see when they’ll blow
Mariton Antonia Bornas runs a Filipino volcano research and response organization.
- Margaret Simons
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Nature Careers Podcast |
‘Hopeless, burnt out, sad’: how political change is impacting female researchers in Latin America
Already feeling invisible and unappreciated, the election of far-right administrations in Argentina and elsewhere are unsettling for women in science.
- Julie Gould
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‘Woah, this is affecting me’: why I’m fighting racial inequality in prostate-cancer research
Olugbenga Samuel Oyeniyi sought a career with a stronger public-health focus after learning that Black men are twice as likely as white men to get prostate cancer.
- Jacqui Thornton
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Technology Feature |
So … you’ve been hacked
Research institutions are under siege from cybercriminals and other digital assailants. How do you make sure you don’t let them in?
- Michael Brooks
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I study small organisms to tackle big climate problems
Marine biologist Gabriel Renato Castro cultivates compounds from cyanobacteria to support agriculture and the environment.
- Nikki Forrester
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Four years on: the career costs for scientists battling long COVID
Many with the condition have found ways around their health problems, but they say more employer support is needed.
- Shi En Kim
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Nature Careers Podcast |
Connecting girls in Brazil to inspiring female scientists
Physicist Carolina Brito leads an initiative to smash gender stereotypes in science.
- Julie Gould
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People, passion, publishable: an early-career researcher’s checklist for prioritizing projects
Stuck between several lines of research? Here’s how we decide which ones to pursue, say Elizabeth Tenney, Jacqueline Chen and McKenzie Preston.
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Divas, captains, ghosts, ants and bumble-bees: collaborator attitudes explained
Olga Lehmann made sense of challenges she faced in teamwork by analysing how she and her colleagues behaved and what she could have done differently.
- Olga Lehmann
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A year in the life: what I learnt from using a time-tracking spreadsheet
A low-tech solution helped Megan Rogers to increase her productivity and maintain a good work–life balance.
- Megan Rogers
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The neuroscientist formerly known as Prince’s audio engineer
Susan Rogers worked with the legendary singer-songwriter before earning a PhD in her 50s on auditory memory and how we listen to music throughout life.
- Anne Gulland
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Nature Index |
Take these steps to accelerate the path to gender equity in health sciences
Without action, parity is still half a century away. We cannot afford to wait that long.
- Christina Mangurian
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Three actions PhD-holders should take to land their next job
A hiring manager reveals the lessons he learnt when transitioning from a PhD programme to industry.
- Fawzi Abou-Chahine
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Being a parent is a hidden scientific superpower — here’s why
My lack of time and fresh perspective has made me a better, more focused scientist, says nutrition epidemiologist Lindsey Smith Taillie.
- Lindsey Smith Taillie
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Bring PhD assessment into the twenty-first century
PhD supervisors can learn a lot from innovations at other stages in education.
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Bullied in science: I quit my job and launched an advocacy non-profit
Ahead of the Academic Parity Movement’s annual conference, co-founder Morteza Mahmoudi describes how it supports whistle-blowers.
- Morteza Mahmoudi
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11 reasons why we’ve stayed in academia
Although many postdocs and faculty members are leaving for industry or elsewhere, these researchers tell us why they love the academic life.
- Esther Landhuis
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Why I wander with wonder through Lesotho’s wetlands
Lerato Seleteng-Kose studies the unique plants that live in these cold, remote parts of southern Africa.
- Linda Nordling
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‘A beautiful way of saying a lot’: sign language brings benefits to the organic chemistry classroom
Christina Goudreau Collison works with Deaf students to develop clear signs for organic chemistry terms — which could also help students with non-conventional learning needs.
- Jyoti Madhusoodanan
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Career News |
Show off your science in Nature’s photo competition
The 2024 Working Scientist photo competition is open for entries. Capture your science on camera for a chance to appear in Nature.
- Jack Leeming
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Nature Careers Podcast |
‘There is no cookie cutter female scientist’
Teach, move to industry, be a manager. Success in science takes many forms beyond academia, says Monica Stein, marking International Women’s Day.
- Julie Gould
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World View |
Academic workplaces are still failing Black women; they must do better
Black women at universities are seldom heard. Institutions need to listen and take action.
- Nicola Rollock
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Career Column |
How sacked whistle-blower Susanne Täuber’s career fared after she spoke out
Denied promotion, Täuber describes what happened to her after she publicly challenged her university’s gender-equity policy.
- Susanne Täuber
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Communication barriers for a Deaf PhD student meant risking burnout
Megan Majocha is gearing up to complete her PhD. But developing a sign-language lexicon to help her succeed took an immense toll during her scientific research.
- Jyoti Madhusoodanan
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Editorial |
Nature publishes too few papers from women researchers — that must change
This journal will double down on efforts to diversify the pool of corresponding authors and referees.
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I look for the mineral equivalent of tree rings
Yang Li’s research has developed a high-precision chronology of rocks.
- Virginia Gewin
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My productivity waxes and wanes — and I’m learning to account for it
Understanding that our bodies and minds are capable of variance day by day is an important step to becoming a more balanced scientist.
- Camila Souza Beraldo
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‘This is my calling’: building point-of-care diagnostic tools to fight tuberculosis
Mireille Kamariza talks about her journey from community college to biotech chief executive, and the uphill battle to stop the spread of the deadly lung disease.
- Abdullahi Tsanni
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I returned my neuroscience grant to devote my career to the climate crisis
US psychologist Adam Aron says it’s time to act to alleviate the devastating consequences of the planet’s current trajectory.
- Christina Szalinski
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Adding scientific signs to Indian Sign Language will create a more inclusive field for deaf students
Digvijay Singh, a deaf sign-language educator, works with biology researchers and sign-language specialists to add to the scientific lexicon for deaf students in India.
- Deepa Padmanaban
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Where I Work |
Catching the rays: my part in Morocco’s renewable-energy revolution
Soukaina El Idrissi Faouzi works to optimize the performance of the world’s biggest working solar farm.
- Nikki Forrester
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Why the US border remains ‘a place of terror’ for Chinese researchers
Two years after the end of the controversial China Initiative, academics describe being treated like spies, a loss of talent and a chilling atmosphere that is stifling science.
- Virginia Gewin
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I help researchers build fantastic funding proposals — here’s how
Glòria García-Negredo supports scientists who are writing grant applications, and creates links between research groups.
- Miles Lizak
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‘This is exclusion’: Florida law restricts hiring of researchers from seven countries
Policy that prohibits partnerships between state universities and ‘countries of concern’, including China, will erode competitiveness, faculty members say.
- Amanda Heidt
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How to find meaning in your science career: six expert tips
Philosophers, social scientists and a Nobel-prizewinning economist on how researchers can get satisfaction from their work — and make a difference to the world.
- Helen Pearson
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What’s the sign for ‘centrifuge’? How we added scientific terms to Indian Sign Language
Molecular biologist Alka Rao brought together her research group and sign-language specialists to broaden access to science for deaf students in India.
- Deepa Padmanaban
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World View |
How to boost your research: take a sabbatical in policy
Academic researchers have a unique opportunity to benefit society — and their research — by spending time in government.
- Jordan Dworkin
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Structural biology for researchers with low vision
Scientists seek to analyse biomolecules at the highest level of resolution. We developed and adapted assistive technologies to help those who are blind to do the same.
- Olivia Shaw
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Building robots to get kids hooked on STEM subjects
Robotics are a key part of the Fundi Bots education program and its aim to excite children about science and technology.
- Dom Byrne
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Just 5 women have won a top maths prize in the past 90 years
Prestigious awards such as the Fields Medal, Abel Prize and Breakthrough Prize have been awarded predominantly to men.
- Sarah Wild
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I listen to the sounds this remote wetland makes to learn its rhythms
Peter Chatanga uses weeks-long audio recordings to build a picture of biodiversity in Lesotho’s crucial wetlands.
- Linda Nordling
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I run a physics lab — and thousands of kilometres a year
In 2023, Jenny Hoffman ran across the United States in 47 days, smashing the women’s world record. But she still found time to lead a research team.
- Sara Reardon