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.
Postdocs and other early-career researchers need better trained lab leaders, not just nicer ones, Julie Gould discovers.
Who doesn't love a good rainbow? There’s something so magical about them. Red and Orange and Yellow and Green and Blue and Purple! They brighten up everyone’s day. But where do the colours come from? And what happens if you…
I investigate how brain drains and demographic time bombs are forcing some countries to rethink the postdoc.
What is a postdoc and why undertake one? I get some metaphorical answers to a complicated question.
Some of us (nod to Phil) enjoy a good chat. We could talk for Ireland, so they say. Others have the voice of angels (no nod to either of us here!). How do we make these sounds? These words? And…
Transferable skills are beneficial at any career stage, whether starting out or retiring. The first Naturejobs podcast of 2018, A fresh start, looks at the impact of new beginnings, and how transferable skills can deliver career fulfilment at any career…
There's just something special about working with sounds. They leave just the right amount to the imagination, but give the listener enough to build that imagination. What I love most about working with radio, is how the spoken word contains…
