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…
The Naturejobs team put together a podcast that reflects the importance of top quality mentoring and coaching to early career researchers. Saso Kocevar, founder and managing director of HFP consulting, a company that coaches science researchers in leadership, communication and conflict…
The Naturejobs team looks at careers in sports science and life as a PhD student in 2017 following publication of Nature’s biennial PhD survey. A combination of sport science and PhD life data is what this Naturejobs podcast: PhD in the fast lane, offers.…
Two researchers share their experiences in how to start and run a well-managed science research lab. Starting a lab can be a daunting prospect as there is often little formal training in how to do it. In this Naturejobs podcast…
A wide range of initiatives exist to help early career researchers achieve their goals, but there are practical challenges and difficult decisions to make along the way. In this second Naturejobs podcast, Sacrifices for Science, David Payne, chief careers editor…
Time planning and goal setting can make your work and career planning more efficient, as well as help you prioritise what it is you love to do. In this first episode of the new Naturejobs podcast #NJPodcast, Planning your time and your…
Malnutrition is a global problem. With population and consumption set to rise over the coming decades, achieving food security will require action on many fronts. Nutrition: A world of insecurity is a data-heavy infographic, published in Nature on April 27…
Doctoral courses are slowly being modernized. Now the thesis and viva need to catch up. What is the best way for a PhD student to summarise their work from the past three, four, five (hopefully not more!) years? Given how…
A venture capitalist’s transition from medicine into business. Trade Talk: Venture Capitalist, published on 10 December 2015, is the story of Bali Muralidhar, an investment manager at London-based MVM Life Science Partners, an international life-sciences growth-capital fund. He describes his…
After a brief stint as a general surgeon, and a PhD in translational cancer research from the MRC Cancer Cell Unit, University of Cambridge, UK, Bali Muralidhar changed career direction to venture capital investment. Finding job satisfaction as a venture…
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