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Communicating effectively with journals: What authors need to know

Writing to a journal can be stressful for authors. This article gives some useful tips for you to communicate with your journal effectively.
Communicating effectively with journals: What authors need to know

5 Tips to keep your research paper clear and readable

When a research paper is written in overcomplicated language, it could attract negative comments from reviewers or journal editors because the research is unclear. Here…
5 Tips to keep your research paper clear and readable

Points to keep in mind while choosing a PhD position

If you choose to pursue a PhD, carefully reflect on your interests, skills, and long-term expectations. Here are some points that you can keep in mind when making this…
Points to keep in mind while choosing a PhD position

Where to go from the first blank page: Finding joy and productivity in academic writing

Few academics realize how much of their time is claimed by writing and yet, they would rather do anything else other than write. If that sounds like you, here are some…
Where to go from the first blank page: Finding joy and productivity in academic writing

European science organizations reach an agreement on long-due research assessment reformation

The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment offers a path towards changing the current narrow criteria used to assess research, researchers, and research…
European science organizations reach an agreement on long-due research assessment reformation

Bullying in academia: Why it matters, and what you can do

Bullying is something that everybody understands is bad, but it remains rife in many fields, including in medicine, the military, and primary or secondary education…
Bullying in academia: Why it matters, and what you can do

Careers outside academia: How Jeong-In Yun turned challenges into opportunities and co-founded an R&D start-up

Read Jeong-In Yun's journey from being a PhD in biopharmaceuticals to working for a drug-synthesizing company as an organic synthesis researcher before finally starting…
Careers outside academia: How Jeong-In Yun turned challenges into opportunities and co-founded an R&D start-up

It's time to meet your writing goals; it's time to Shut up & Write!

Shut Up & Write is a unique online co-working session where a small group of researchers come together on a fixed day of the week for an hour of focused writing…
It's time to meet your writing goals; it's time to Shut up & Write!

Dear academia, it’s time to THINK!

It is no secret that academia has a dark, expansive history of bullying. Over the past few years, a growing body of evidence has suggested an alarming rate of bullying…
Dear academia, it’s time to THINK!

Careers outside academia: Interview with Gerlind Wallon

Gerlind Wallon is the deputy director of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). A German native, she graduated with a PhD in Biochemistry from Brandeis…