S&S: Careers & Training
- Motivating teams requires attention to individualsThe growing body of social research on how to motivate and manage teamwork attracts increasing attention from research institutions and funding agencies
The growing body of social research on how to motivate and manage teamwork attracts increasing attention from research institutions and funding agencies
Managing and motivating teams is gaining increasing importance in academic research as international and interdisciplinary teams become more common.
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- Internet addiction disorder and youthThere are growing concerns about compulsive online activity and that this could impede students' performance and social lives
There are growing concerns about compulsive online activity and that this could impede students' performance and social lives
- Patricia Wallace, Senior Director and the head (pwallace{at}jhu.edu) 1
Although not officially recognized as a disorder, obsessive use of the Internet is a very real problem that can negatively impact health, well being, social life and academic performance. But what is it and how should we treat it?
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- The seven wonders of ubiquitin: a multi‐interviewPersonal insights into the ubiquitin field
Personal insights into the ubiquitin field
This is an interview with the senior authors of the “Ubiquitylation: mechanism and function” review series, as well as I. Dikic and M. Rape. Coming from various fields and at different career stages, they paint the picture of the current state of the ubiquitin field.
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- Organizing a PhD symposium—an inside viewSetting up a scientific meeting is challenging—a PhD symposium offers its own unique opportunities and pitfalls
Setting up a scientific meeting is challenging—a PhD symposium offers its own unique opportunities and pitfalls
- Markus S Schröder1,
- Dermot Harnett2,
- Benedikt A Minke3,
- Preethy Sasidharan Nair4,
- Committee Member Consortium†
- 1 UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland
- 2 European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- 3 Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland
- 4 Institute of Biomedical Technology, University of Tampere, Finland and the Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Finland
Planning a symposium organized by PhD students is a challenging prospect. Insight from the organizers of three such symposia sheds light on the highs and lows of the experience.
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- Loneliness at the benchIs the PhD experience as emotionally taxing as it is mentally challenging?
Is the PhD experience as emotionally taxing as it is mentally challenging?
- Paige Brown1
Many PhD students suffer from loneliness, but is the experience character building, or can it have long‐lasting psychological or physical health effects?
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- Brain drain, brain gain or brain sharing?New studies of the migration routes of scientists show that international mobility benefits all parties including countries that are net exporters of researchers
New studies of the migration routes of scientists show that international mobility benefits all parties including countries that are net exporters of researchers
- Philip Hunter1
Scientific migration has long been seen in terms of brain drain and brain gain. Recent studies show that the reality is more complex and that even exporters of skilled scientists gain in the long term.
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- Spinning plates and juggling ballsProject managing your PhD
Project managing your PhD
- Richard Alun Williams1
A PhD thesis is a project with an established goal and a deadline. As such, the tools, strategies and insight of professional project management can be used effectively to improve both research success and personal well‐being.
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- Nothing but the truthAre the media as bad at communicating science as scientists fear?
Are the media as bad at communicating science as scientists fear?
Many scientists blame the media for sensationalising scientific findings, but new research suggests that things can go awry at all levels, from the scientific report to the press officer to the journalist.
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- Science and rockHow music festivals can boost the progress of science
How music festivals can boost the progress of science
An innovative partnership between a research institute and a music festival is helping to connect scientists and young people in Portugal. It is also bringing in money to fund research.
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- More than meets the eyeModern experimental techniques require increasingly sophisticated approaches to data visualization
Modern experimental techniques require increasingly sophisticated approaches to data visualization
Visualizing data can lead to new insights and understanding, but modern research is so complex that the old methods cannot cope. Researchers are developing visual spaces for representing huge quantities of data in a new way.
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