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Working Scientist: The mentoring messages that can get lost in translation

The scientific workplace can be a melting pot of different cultures and mentoring styles, leading to some interesting lab dynamics. 15 Sept 2021

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04/06/2023
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Working Scientist: Why science needs strong mentors

Scientist mentors describe how supporting junior colleagues alongside many other responsibilities is a true labour of love. 8 Sept 2021

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04/06/2023
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Working Scientist: The postdoc career journeys that date back to kindergarten

Julie Gould explores professional identity and motivation by asking five researchers how they keep a childhood love of science alive, despite the setbacks.

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04/06/2023
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Working Scientist: Kindness alone won’t improve the research culture

Postdocs and other early-career researchers need better trained lab leaders, not just nicer ones, Julie Gould discovers.

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04/06/2023
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Working Scientist: Planning a postdoc before moving to industry? Think again

Experience as a postdoctoral researcher might not fast-track your career outside academia, Julie Gould discovers.

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04/06/2023
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Working Scientist: The career costs of COVID-19

How postdocs and PhD students are paying the price. Closed labs and rescinded job offers have snatched away opportunities. I find out if science can bounce back.

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11/29/2020
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Working Scientist: Stop the postdoc treadmill… I want to get off!

I investigate how brain drains and demographic time bombs are forcing some countries to rethink the postdoc.  

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11/18/2020
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Working Scientist: Why life as a postdoc is like a circling plane at LaGuardia Airport

What is a postdoc and why undertake one? I get some metaphorical answers to a complicated question.  

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11/11/2020
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