Working Scientist

A podcast by Nature Careers

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219 Episodes

  1. How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health

    Published: 2/28/2025
  2. How to bring health and happiness to your lab

    Published: 2/21/2025
  3. ‘Researching climate change feels like standing in the path of an approaching train’

    Published: 2/14/2025
  4. How my research focus exposed me to threats and harassment

    Published: 2/7/2025
  5. ‘There is life after burnout in academia’

    Published: 1/31/2025
  6. ‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack

    Published: 1/24/2025
  7. How to be a brilliant ally to your neurodivergent lab mate

    Published: 1/17/2025
  8. Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’

    Published: 1/10/2025
  9. Four weddings, a funeral, and the Sustainable Development Goal logos

    Published: 10/17/2024
  10. A checklist for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals

    Published: 10/10/2024
  11. How artificial intelligence can help to keep us safe

    Published: 10/3/2024
  12. My mission to protect threatened mangroves

    Published: 9/26/2024
  13. How studying octopus nurseries can shape the future of our oceans

    Published: 9/19/2024
  14. How we slashed our lab’s carbon footprint

    Published: 9/12/2024
  15. Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues

    Published: 7/26/2024
  16. A dumpster full of mercury and other things to avoid: lab closures made simple

    Published: 7/22/2024
  17. Pension planning and psychosocial support: how institutions can help academics at the late career stage

    Published: 7/12/2024
  18. “Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement

    Published: 7/5/2024
  19. Choose your own adventure: navigating retirement after an academic career

    Published: 7/1/2024
  20. The last few miles: how to prepare for the late-career stage in science

    Published: 6/21/2024

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