Working Scientist
A podcast by Nature Careers

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219 Episodes
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How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health
Published: 2/28/2025 -
How to bring health and happiness to your lab
Published: 2/21/2025 -
‘Researching climate change feels like standing in the path of an approaching train’
Published: 2/14/2025 -
How my research focus exposed me to threats and harassment
Published: 2/7/2025 -
‘There is life after burnout in academia’
Published: 1/31/2025 -
‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack
Published: 1/24/2025 -
How to be a brilliant ally to your neurodivergent lab mate
Published: 1/17/2025 -
Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’
Published: 1/10/2025 -
Four weddings, a funeral, and the Sustainable Development Goal logos
Published: 10/17/2024 -
A checklist for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
Published: 10/10/2024 -
How artificial intelligence can help to keep us safe
Published: 10/3/2024 -
My mission to protect threatened mangroves
Published: 9/26/2024 -
How studying octopus nurseries can shape the future of our oceans
Published: 9/19/2024 -
How we slashed our lab’s carbon footprint
Published: 9/12/2024 -
Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues
Published: 7/26/2024 -
A dumpster full of mercury and other things to avoid: lab closures made simple
Published: 7/22/2024 -
Pension planning and psychosocial support: how institutions can help academics at the late career stage
Published: 7/12/2024 -
“Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement
Published: 7/5/2024 -
Choose your own adventure: navigating retirement after an academic career
Published: 7/1/2024 -
The last few miles: how to prepare for the late-career stage in science
Published: 6/21/2024
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