What do we know about Ph.D. scientists’ career paths?
Project sheds some light, but much remains to be learned
Taken for Granted
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U.S. academics, make sure you know the rules about foreign funding and affiliations
Recent cases related to China highlight possible repercussions for failing to comply, our Taken for Granted columnist writes -
A warning from the academic underground of adjuncts and contingent faculty
Our Taken for Granted columnist discusses the pernicious exploitation that plagues academia -
Early-career researchers commonly ghostwrite peer reviews. That’s a problem
Our Taken for Granted columnist discusses a new report about the practice—and recommendations for reform -
Mixed messages about women’s representation in science—and a missing piece of the picture
Spurred by a recent symposium, our columnist discusses progress made and work still to be done -
University of California staff researchers opt to form a union, joining postdocs
But the effort is currently stalled by objections from the UC administration -
A decade after a needless lab death, how to strengthen safety
Our columnist explores what institutions, organizations, and individuals can do to improve lab safety -
A decade after a fatal lab safety disaster, what have we learned?
There’s been some progress but also continued failings, our columnist writes -
To address sexual harassment in science, the past can inform the way forward
History shows how change can be made, our columnist writes -
A suspenseful (fictional) look at women in the lab
Our columnist reviews a new novel that explores the lives of postdocs in a prestigious university lab -
These studies offer a realistic view of postdoc life—and guidance for making career decisions that work for you
Data about postdocs are sparse, but two recent studies are encouraging, our columnist writes -
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t -
What’s the way forward to reform graduate training?
A new report describes an “ideal” future but doesn’t show how to get there, our columnist writes -
The push for graduate student unions signals a deep structural shift in academia
But many universities won’t recognize the unions, or how times have changed -
Report puts biomedical workforce training under the microscope—again
Our columnist explores whether this report, unlike its predecessors, will actually create any change -
How one program is helping empower women to bring their ideas to market
Female scientists are less likely to commercialize their research. This program aims to change that
