Working Scientist is the Nature Careers podcast. It is produced by Nature Research, publishers of the international science journal Nature.
If academic research isn’t for you, when is the best time to switch sectors? Industry insiders offer their advice. 2 Feb 2022
How porous is the metaphorical membrane between academia and industry? Julie Gould finds out. 26 Jan 2022
Virtual meetings enabled researchers to look beyond departments, institutions and sectors for career support, Julie Gould discovers. 21 Oct 2021
Some relationships last decades. How can they withstand the combined tests of time, geography and career stage? 14 Oct 2021
Reverse mentoring, peer-to-peer, group sessions. Choose one or more to tackle a tough career transition. 6 Oct 2021
Julie Gould explores the tools, roles and techniques that help researchers to reach career goals. 29 Sept 2021
Many mentors have had to rethink their approach as the pandemic has made physical meetings impossible.
The scientific workplace can be a melting pot of different cultures and mentoring styles, leading to some interesting lab dynamics. 15 Sept 2021
Scientist mentors describe how supporting junior colleagues alongside many other responsibilities is a true labour of love. 8 Sept 2021
Julie Gould explores professional identity and motivation by asking five researchers how they keep a childhood love of science alive, despite the setbacks.