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The Black Hole

BY DAVID KENT | FEB 01 2024

A recent report on research culture shows that evaluation is key, but stops short of practical solutions to core problems.

BY SARAH RUEDIGER | JAN 15 2024

As head of a lab, you’re the one-man band responsible for everything from marketing to finance to product development.

BY SARAH RUEDIGER | SEP 27 2023

And don’t forget the detailed budgeting and a looming submission deadline.

BY SARAH RUEDIGER | FEB 16 2023

Clear metrics are needed to evaluate the success of initiatives to remove inequities in the research enterprise.

BY DAVID KENT | FEB 08 2023

The neuroscientist is gearing up to cover topics from open, team-based science to putting EDI to work in the field.

BY DAVID KENT | OCT 12 2022

Earning a doctorate earlier may sound attractive, but there’s value in completing a master’s degree first.

BY DAVID KENT | SEP 27 2022

The scientific community needs to talk about the sustainability implications of our research practices and start implementing approaches to minimize our professional carbon footprint.

BY DAVID KENT | AUG 03 2022

The status quo is not good enough, a new paper concludes.

BY DAVID KENT | JUN 13 2022

We want to actively encourage a wider range of perspectives to represent early career researchers.

BY DAVID KENT | APR 12 2022

Universities that frequently make additional funds available for a short period of time risk alienating new projects from early career researchers who don’t have large, established teams.

BY DAVID KENT | FEB 10 2022

We need to start thinking about why a process exists and whether the proposed mechanism actually achieves that goal.

BY LYNN WALDER | JAN 24 2022

No matter how big the organization or company is, the executive team needs to empower this role.

BY DAVID KENT | DEC 06 2021

It is incumbent on scientists to make sure that the ‘loudest’ research isn’t the only stuff we read.

BY LYNN WALDER | NOV 12 2021

Companies need to define this role as its own standalone position in order to successfully integrate them on the team.

BY DAVID KENT | OCT 15 2021

While a fee-for-service system may be justified in a world where transactional exchanges of time and money are commonplace, academic publishing seems to sit outside this because the incentives are not solely monetary.

BY LYNN WALDER | SEP 08 2021

This person acts as a cross-functional integrator who translates strategic vision into executables and infrastructure.

BY DAVID KENT | AUG 03 2021

If you want to build or change something, you need to find a band of people who share that vision.

BY JONATHAN THON | JUL 20 2021

Most academic scientists are trained to believe that our skillsets and expertise are limited to our own academic focus, but they are completely independent of our field.

BY JONATHAN THON | MAY 20 2021

A startup company should only be focused on one idea at a time and learning to trust your gut when making decisions will help your team stay on track.

BY DAVID KENT | APR 30 2021

The current process for material transfer agreements involves way too much paperwork and puts unnecessary stress on both researchers and technology transfer offices.

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