Career Feature

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

Struggling to agree on a meaningful moniker for your start-up? This firm’s founders turned to their employees for inspiration.

Chief executive and co-founder Leah Ellis browsed a rhyming dictionary before adapting a word that leapt out after discovering her first choice was already taken.

Chief executive Reagan Jarvis describes the role a branding agency had in naming his technology company.

Confused by research evaluation and its potential impact on career progression? Here are some pointers as to how things work in different parts of the world.

Nature’s global survey of 3,785 doctoral students shows satisfaction has recovered from pandemic lows, but harassment and inadequate supervision remain widespread.

Chief executive Ben Lamm says the name aims to capture biodiversity challenges and excite children about a flagship species.

Some innovative higher-education institutions are reimagining pedagogy by prioritizing local needs over research and international student recruitment. Anna McKie visits one of them.

Should you have a brainstorming session, use a branding agency or go with gut feeling? In a new article series, Nature explores the art of corporate naming.

With a grant deadline looming, and inspired by the classics, Julia Carpenter, the company’s chief executive and co-founder, put pen to paper to capture ideas.

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.

Kelly Cobey’s early career experiences sparked a campaigning zeal, now focused on predatory publishing and responsible research assessment.

Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.

Fans of the global social-media platform explain how best to harness its career-boosting and collaboration potential.

A new generation of researchers is using the platform to build audiences and monetize their knowledge.

Three researchers share their experiences working in and around the structures and systems of crime and punishment.

Coral cryobiologist Mary Hagedorn wants to bank biological samples at the frozen lunar south pole.

Anthony Waddle’s unconventional approach resulted in a stunningly practical solution to fight a deadly fungal infection.

Four scientists share the emotional toll of pursuing science far from home — and the strategies that help them to protect their mental health.

Time pressure gets in the way of ideas. Developing ‘creative oases’ and small grants for risky ideas can encourage innovative thinking in science.