Ranked #1
It's time to fix the "one size fits all" PhD
It's time to fix the "one size fits all" PhD
Julie Gould asks six higher education experts if it's now time to go back to the drawing board and redesign graduate pro... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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12mins
Ranked #2
Learn to code to boost your research career
Learn to code to boost your research career
Learning how to coding brings career benefits and helps science by aiding reproducibility, Julie Gould discovers.Jessica... Read more
11 Apr 2019
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14mins
Ranked #3
With a PhD you can do anything
With a PhD you can do anything
UK careers consultant Sarah Blackford describes how a "SWOT analysis" of your skills can identify strengths, weaknesses,... Read more
5 Oct 2018
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14mins
Ranked #4
Start looking for jobs before you finish your PhD
Start looking for jobs before you finish your PhD
In the final episode of this six-part podcast series about physics careers, Gaia Donati draws on her contact with fellow... Read more
30 Aug 2019
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11mins
Ranked #5
Too many PhDs, too few research positions
Too many PhDs, too few research positions
Students need to be clear about their reasons for pursuing a PhD and the career options open to them, Julie Gould discov... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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10mins
Ranked #6
Salary and job satisfaction in science: voices from the front line
Salary and job satisfaction in science: voices from the front line
Chris Woolston and Julie Gould discuss the findings of Nature's 2018 salary and job satisfaction survey, which found tha... Read more
3 Dec 2018
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20mins
Ranked #7
Why universities are failing to embrace AI
Why universities are failing to embrace AI
Mark Dodgson and Lee Cronin discuss the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence on university teaching, resea... Read more
3 Apr 2019
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17mins
Ranked #8
How to plan a successful grant application
How to plan a successful grant application
It's best to start planning for a grant application at least 9-12 months before the submission deadline, says Anne Marie... Read more
11 Jan 2019
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20mins
Ranked #9
Another country, and how to fit in
Another country, and how to fit in
Career mobility is a fact of life in science and there are plenty of opportunities to study and work abroad. Andrew Spen... Read more
12 Sep 2018
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21mins
Ranked #10
Slack, and other technologies that are transforming lab life
Slack, and other technologies that are transforming lab life
Ben Britton's experimental micromechanics lab at Imperial College London currently includes four postdoctoral researcher... Read more
1 May 2019
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12mins
Ranked #11
How technology can help solve science's reproducibility crisis
How technology can help solve science's reproducibility crisis
Machine learning and data management skills can raise your scientific profile and open up career opportunities, Julie Go... Read more
26 Apr 2019
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15mins
Ranked #12
Job satisfaction and transferable skills
Job satisfaction and transferable skills
Recognising your skills and accomplishments boosts job satisfaction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info... Read more
2 Jan 2018
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24mins
Ranked #13
Lean PhD programmes, and a conversation with Lego Grad Student
Lean PhD programmes, and a conversation with Lego Grad Student
Lego Grad Student is the alter ego of an early career researcher whose schadenfreude-laden Twitter posts "capture an adu... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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23mins