Working Scientist

Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science

How Indigenous values permeate my chemistry teaching and research

Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students

‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’

How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science

Why I study trauma's genetic legacy

The Māori values that make good sense in science

Celebrating researchers who make the scientific workplace more inclusive

Why science recruiters struggle to find high-calibre candidates

Should I use AI to help draft my science job application?

Salary negotiations: a guide for scientists

How to delight your future boss at a science job interview

Seeking a job in science? How hiring practices across industry and academia compare

Curiosity, drive, willingness to learn: three qualities to display at science job interviews

How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health

How to bring health and happiness to your lab

‘Researching climate change feels like standing in the path of an approaching train’

How my research focus exposed me to threats and harassment

‘There is life after burnout in academia’

‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack

How to be a brilliant ally to your neurodivergent lab mate

Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’

Four weddings, a funeral, and the Sustainable Development Goal logos

A checklist for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals

How artificial intelligence can help to keep us safe

My mission to protect threatened mangroves

How studying octopus nurseries can shape the future of our oceans

How we slashed our lab’s carbon footprint

Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues

A dumpster full of mercury and other things to avoid: lab closures made simple

Pension planning and psychosocial support: how institutions can help academics at the late career stage

“Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement

Choose your own adventure: navigating retirement after an academic career

The last few miles: how to prepare for the late-career stage in science

Counting the cost of fashion’s carbon footprint

Why female students at an inner London school are seeing scientists in a different light

Using live transport data to deliver sustainable cities

How artificial intelligence is helping to identify global inequalities

Infrastructure projects need to demonstrate a return on investment

Decent work for all: why multinationals need a helping hand

How artificial intelligence is helping Ghana plan for a renewable energy future

How a young physicist’s job move helped Argentina join the ATLAS collaboration

How to plug the female mentoring gap in Latin American science

‘Maybe I was never meant to be in science’: how imposter syndrome seizes scientist mothers

‘Hopeless, burnt out, sad’: how political change is impacting female researchers in Latin America

How we connect girls in Brazil to inspiring female scientists

‘There is no cookie cutter female scientist’

How Tiger Worm toilets could help to deliver clean water and sanitation for all

How we boosted female faculty numbers in male-dominated departments

Building robots to get kids hooked on STEM subjects