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Career Advice for Researchers
Some Chinese universities, like the China Pharmaceutical University, are transitioning from onboarding professors based on their publication metrics to now hiring them…
- Malvika Gaur
- January 31, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
Changing career paths may stretch you out of 'your comfort zone' but that's where the magic happens!
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
- September 30, 2020
From my personal experience, I know how difficult it is to get into an international PhD program: it took me three years and dozens of applications to finally achieve my…
- Mr. Michal Noworolnik
- July 14, 2020
At times it may be difficult to work with your supervisor. To help you establish and maintain a healthy relationship, check out this post for some great tips.
- Dora Farkas
- April 7, 2020
With universities closed, no lab work, and conferences cancelled, many researchers are unable to make headway with their research. This article provides some tips on…
- Kakoli Majumder
- April 2, 2020