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Nature Podcast |
Science in 2024: what to expect this year
AI, Moon missions, weaponized mosquitoes and superfast supercomputers — we’ll run through what to look out for in the new year.
- Noah Baker
- & Miryam Naddaf
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News |
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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Correspondence |
Universities should denounce terrorism and antisemitism
- Dan Mishmar
- , Liran Carmel
- & Tzipora Falik-Zaccai
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Correspondence |
Nobel win: spotlight on the attrition of women in science
- Nicole Boivin
- , Susanne Täuber
- & Ursula Keller
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Career Feature |
Researchers revolt against weekend conferences
Parents are pushing for employers to respect family time and keep meetings strictly to working hours.
- Amy Coombs
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Correspondence |
WHO: a global boost for evidence-based traditional medicine
- Bhushan Patwardhan
- , L. Susan Wieland
- & Shyama Kuruvilla
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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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Correspondence |
Monitor changes to ice-bound nuclear fallout in Antarctica
- Krystyna M. Saunders
- & Karina T. Meredith
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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
- , Jackie R. Thomas
- & 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 |
Ukraine: don’t relax scientific sanctions against Russia
- Yaroslaw Bazaliy
- , Olga Garaschuk
- & Anatoliy Zagorodny
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Editorial |
Syria after the earthquakes: what researchers can do to help
Equipment and expert aid are urgently needed for 4.7 million people in the country’s neglected northwest.
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Correspondence |
Integrate strategies to save biodiversity and groundwater
- Johannes A. C. Barth
- , Jürgen Geist
- & John Cherry
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Correspondence |
Arctic science: resume collaborations with Russian scholars
- Gareth Rees
- , Ulf Büntgen
- & Nils C. Stenseth
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Nature Podcast |
Science in 2023: what to expect this year
Moon missions, gigantic telescopes, CRISPR therapies and novel vaccines - we run through what to look out for in the new year
- Noah Baker
- & Miryam Naddaf
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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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News |
Why scientists fear monkeypox spreading in wild animals
Monkeypox rampant in wildlife would make the virus impossible to control, warn scientists.
- Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
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Editorial |
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
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News Q&A |
Pakistan’s floods have displaced 32 million people — here’s how researchers are helping
Staff members at one university are providing urgent medical care, particularly to pregnant people and newborn babies.
- Smriti Mallapaty
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Correspondence |
Plastics treaty — research must inform action
- Richard C. Thompson
- , Sabine Pahl
- & Emenda Sembiring
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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
- , Jenny Baeseman
- & 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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News |
‘I thought I had forgotten this horror’: Ukrainian scientists stand in defiance
Researchers tell Nature about their experiences of the Russian invasion.
- Nisha Gaind
- , Holly Else
- & Antoaneta Roussi
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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 Column |
I’m a lip-reading scientist: here’s how I can discuss science with you
Supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing researchers requires thought and planning from colleagues, but science benefits greatly, says Denis Meuthen.
- Denis Meuthen
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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.
China promises more money for science in 2024