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This PhD student helped to win a major pay hike for Canadian researchers
On 16 April 2024, Kaitlin Kharas was one of a select few people ushered into an office across…
This fearless science sleuth risked her career to expose publication fraud
Early this year, Anna Abalkina found out that her name was on a watch list for Roskomnadzor, a…
Nobel prizewinner who transformed cancer therapies with research into brain hormones
Credit: Keystone/Zuma Press/Alamy Andrew V. Schally’s most enduring legacy lies in his groundbreaking discovery of brain hormones that…
Advising governments about science is essential but difficult. So train people to do it
Institutions including the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, UK, are offering courses in science…
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Illustration: Barbara Gibson. Images: Getty/Alamy Killer viruses. Artificial intelligence. Extreme weather. Microplastics. Mental health. These are just a…
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science
Illustration: Tiago Galo Nature’s 2024 hiring in science survey This article is the fourth in a short series…
US academics: look after foreign students
I paid close attention to the 2024 US presidential election — both as a US citizen and as…
<b>ChatGPT turns two: how the AI chatbot has changed scientists’ </b><b>lives</b>
Nature, Published online: 02 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03940-y How many researchers are using the AI tool? Nature gathers data…
eight ways to show gratitude at the end of year
Lab members in John Tregoning’s group share dinner to celebrate the year’s publications.Credit: John Tregoning A small wad…
how researchers can protect Indigenous peoples’ rights to own and control their data
Historically, the people and institutions that carry out research related to Indigenous peoples have assumed that they own…