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Time and again, the media has been accused of distorting the image of science. But is bad journalism the only reason behind the mistrust in and misrepresentation of…
“I saw the need. I saw the early signs of the change toward Open Access publishing. I saw the quickly growing need of Asian researchers to publish in English-language…
Each year, about 2.5 million articles are published in scholarly journals worldwide. Countless news articles, e-newsletters, blog posts, and multimedia content such as…
Science has seldom been a topic of drawing room conversations. The general public tends to believe that science is a complex subject that is best left to its…
This post contains a list of things you need to do to start promoting your work. This checklist should help you list all your ideas and channels of promotion in one…
This post explains what lay summaries are, the purpose they serve, the stages in your career when you may need to write them, and how they can help make your research…
Gail Schofield is a marine ecologist with over two decades of research experience in coastal area management and conservation of endangered species. She has considerable…
Habits to help you be highly productive in your researcher journey
The most important career question a researcher faces is that of choosing between exploring non-research-based positions and continuing with research. A non-academic…
Imagine that you have working tirelessly on a grant proposal keeping all the other work aside, and sent the proposal with a lot of hope. And then you are communicated…