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What is the most important quality you need for being a PhD? This is what researchers have to say

During your research journey, you are likely to go through phases when you feel unsure about how you’re doing or find it difficult to deal with specific situations. You…
What is the most important quality you need for being a PhD? This is what researchers have to say
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9 Habits of highly productive researchers

Habits to help you be highly productive in your researcher journey
9 Habits of highly productive researchers
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Do you love science but are unhappy with the culture in academia?

As a PhD student, postdoc or lab leader, do you feel like your mental health may be suffering because of problems in the system? Do you think your lab could be managed…
Do you love science but are unhappy with the culture in academia?
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12 Personal attributes of a successful researcher

An in-depth look at the various personal attributes that make for successful researchers, including how renowned researchers down the years have personified these…
12 Personal attributes of a successful researcher

Do you understand your research supervisor? Extracts from a live AMA session with researchers

We conducted a free AMA session for researchers on the popular Chinese platform ScienceNet and set up a panel of three researchers. This post introduces the panelists…
Do you understand your research supervisor? Extracts from a live AMA session with researchers

10 Tried and tested time management tips for researchers

To be a successful researcher, it is imperative that you make optimum use of the time available to you. Effective time-management not only helps avoid the last-minute…
10 Tried and tested time management tips for researchers

In pursuit of contentment: How to align personal and professional goals as a researcher

If your personal and professional goals are not in sync, it can lead to a sense of discontent. Left unaddressed, these feelings can become the cause of mental and…
In pursuit of contentment: How to align personal and professional goals as a researcher

So you want to be a research scientist

Vincent Vanhoucke, Principal Scientist at Google tells you what they don't teach you in graduate school.
So you want to be a research scientist

Too much of modern peer review feels like tit-for-tat gatekeeping - Dr. Ben Britton

Dr. Ben Britton leads the Experimental Micromechanics Group of postdoctoral researchers, PhD and masters students, and academic visitors at Imperial College London. Dr…
Too much of modern peer review feels like tit-for-tat gatekeeping - Dr. Ben Britton

10 Priceless lessons I learned as a young research scientist

An inspiring post in which an early-career researcher narrates her personal story and takes us through the ups and downs of her on-going journey as a PhD student. She…