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Early-career researchers prepare for Brexit

Careers Editorial | Mar. 14, 2019

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Three research-based lessons to improve your mentoring

Careers Editorial | Mar. 13, 2019

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In a first, U.S. private sector employs nearly as many Ph.D.s as schools do

Careers Editorial | Mar. 12, 2019

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How I learned to cope with seasonal affective disorder in grad school

Careers Editorial | Mar. 7, 2019

Robert Neubecker

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As an underrepresented minority student, my community’s support can feel like pressure

Careers Editorial | Feb. 28, 2019

Robert Neubecker

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To ace your Ph.D. program interviews, prepare to answer—and ask—these key questions

By June Gruber, Jay J. Van Bavel Feb. 4, 2019

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Early-career researchers prepare for Brexit

By Andy SuggittMar. 14, 2019
Letters to Young Scientists

Three research-based lessons to improve your mentoring

By Jay J. Van Bavel , June Gruber, et al.Mar. 13, 2019
Doctoral data

In a first, U.S. private sector employs nearly as many Ph.D.s as schools do

By Katie LanginMar. 12, 2019
Working Life

How I learned to cope with seasonal affective disorder in grad school

By Stepfanie M. AguillonMar. 7, 2019
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As an underrepresented minority student, my community’s support can feel like pressure

By Stephanie Santos-DíazFeb. 28, 2019

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Letters to Young Scientists

Three research-based lessons to improve your mentoring

By Jay J. Van Bavel , June Gruber, et al.Mar. 13, 2019
Your Unicorn Career

Allow me to tell you how awesome you are

By Alaina G. LevineFeb. 25, 2019
Experimental Error

When your thesis adviser advises you to quit

By Adam RubenFeb. 20, 2019

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How scientists are fighting against gender bias in conference speaker lineups

By Katie LanginFeb. 11, 2019

A sense of belonging matters. That’s why academic culture needs to change

By Katie LanginJan. 16, 2019
Publication history helps explain racial disparity in NIH funding

By Katie LanginNov. 14, 2018

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In a first, U.S. private sector employs nearly as many Ph.D.s as schools do

By Katie LanginMar. 12, 2019

For forced migrants, access to higher education can be key to rebuilding, this researcher says

By Elisabeth PainFeb. 20, 2019
After a baby, 28% of new parents leave full-time STEM work

By Rachel BernsteinFeb. 18, 2019

Working Life

A scientist holding a U.K. flag while walking away from a group holding an EU flag

Early-career researchers prepare for Brexit

By Andy SuggittMar. 14, 2019

How I learned to cope with seasonal affective disorder in grad school

By Stepfanie M. AguillonMar. 7, 2019
As an underrepresented minority student, my community’s support can feel like pressure

By Stephanie Santos-DíazFeb. 28, 2019

Editor’s Picks

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Reimbursement policies make academia less inclusive

By Jessica SagersFeb. 14, 2019

When your thesis adviser advises you to quit

By Adam RubenFeb. 20, 2019
Leaving a Ph.D. takes courage—and it doesn’t mean the path to academic success is over

By Hendrik HuthoffFeb. 21, 2019

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After a baby, 28% of new parents leave full-time STEM work

By Rachel BernsteinFeb. 18, 2019

To ace your Ph.D. program interviews, prepare to answer—and ask—these key questions

By June Gruber, Jay J. Van Bavel Feb. 4, 2019
How scientists are fighting against gender bias in conference speaker lineups

By Katie LanginFeb. 11, 2019

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University of California staff researchers opt to form a union, joining postdocs

By Beryl Lieff BenderlyFeb. 6, 2019

How lessons from trail running helped me succeed in grad school

By Leela Dilkes-HoffmanFeb. 7, 2019
My first postdoc position was a disaster. This is what I learned

By Victor S. C. WongJan. 17, 2019