Career Feature

Astronomer Willice Obonyo describes how scholarship programmes seeded a fresh crop of radioastronomers in Africa.

Astronomer Bernie Fanaroff helped to design South Africa’s plan to become a radioastronomy powerhouse — and it started with training the next generation.

Virologist Amadou Sall is the driving force behind a world-class manufacturing hub in Senegal.

As the Trump administration steps up attacks on US universities and scientific institutions, the European Union is campaigning hard to attract scientists from the United States. But how many can the bloc take?

Companies selling authorship slots thrive in a culture that equates success with a strong publication record. Customers, sleuths and the shadowy owner of a paper mill explain why.

Simulated lab accidents train students how to respond to real emergencies.

A computer scientist is struggling to trust their postdoctoral research adviser after negative experiences with the previous two. How do you find one that’s right for you?

Researchers in Canada prepare for turbulence in the wake of US funding changes — but there’s a silver lining.

Researchers with the neurodevelopmental condition discuss its peaks and valleys and how they structure their work lives to succeed.

Unemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science.

Kevin Liévano-Romero abandoned a veterinary career in Colombia to move to the United States, where he studies feared but fascinating creatures.

Is lasting love more likely if you date only other scientists? How much should you talk about your research on a first date? Researchers lift the lid on their experiences of when science meets affairs of the heart.

The winners of Nature’s 2025 photo competition braved crashing waves and misty mountains to capture their science.

Researchers and administrators are exploring ways to restructure a rigid hierarchy that can breed power abuses.

Physician Sue Sisley battles to study cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms for pain, addiction and PTSD.

Inked scientists choose scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate their research passion.

A graduate student from southeast Asia, now based in a European country and missing her homeland, agonizes over her next career move.

How did the United Kingdom’s formal departure from the European Union in January 2020 affect scientists who had moved there from mainland Europe?

A poor working relationship with a supervisor or manager can result in lost opportunities, creating an unexplained gap in an early-career researcher’s publication record.

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