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Mentorship in academia is as much about guiding students and early career researchers on their academic work as well as helping them find their long-term career paths…
- Madhura Panse
- January 20, 2022
Dr. Ben Britton leads the Experimental Micromechanics Group of postdoctoral researchers, PhD and masters students, and academic visitors at Imperial College London. Dr…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- September 20, 2019
To improve research outputs, scientists often need to collaborate with different organizations, laboratories, and industries. This article talks about the five common…
- Moumita Mazumdar
- May 26, 2022
Posgraduate student numbers have been increasing every year, but have teaching faculty numbers kept pace? Also, has the faculty process has been clearly thought through…
- Mark Azavedo
- October 28, 2020
When you become a scientist or a principal investigator for the first time it can be very daunting because till now you were guided by someone who wanted you to succeed…
- Dr. Aniket Kumar Bansal
- March 30, 2021
In a previous article, Dr. Mindy Levine shared excellent guidelines on what reviewers look for in a grant proposal. This article expands on those tips and will guide…
- Dr. Mindy Levine
- February 10, 2023
Experts from diverse professional backgrounds at CACTUS share their insights into what will help researchers make 2022 a productive and successful year.
- Mriganka Awati
- January 31, 2022
Dr. Karishma Kaushik is a recipient of the Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. After completing her MD in…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- October 8, 2020
The reality is that while earning a PhD degree, a researcher gains core skills that are fundamental to success in diverse careers. That is why, these are recognized as…
- Adita Joshi
- November 21, 2022
The task of writing a book (or a monograph) is bound to appear daunting, but the trick to completing it is to divide it into manageable chunks and to follow a systematic…
- Yateendra Joshi
- October 10, 2023