A member of the rebel Free Syrian Army walks past a burnt-out Syrian army tank in northern Aleppo province in 2012.Credit: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Working scientist profiles This article is part of an occasional Nature series in which we profile scientists with unusual career histories or outside interests. Aref Kyyaly has a guiding principle: don’t give … Read more
Losing a funding competition didn’t set Ellen Stofan back — instead, she did a career pivot, and came across new opportunities.Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky In 2021, planetary scientist Ellen Stofan was appointed undersecretary of science and research at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the US national research and museum complex. There, she oversees its scientific … Read more
Podcasts and radio appearance can disseminate your science and raise your profile.Credit: Mixetto/Getty Eighteen months ago, I had zero media experience. I’m a physical-activity researcher in the school of Allied Health and Human Performance at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. In the three years since completing my PhD, I hadn’t written articles for … Read more
These are already turbulent times for employees in the technology sector. Depressingly we’ve seen a fall in advertised vacancies and several mass layoffs initiated by both major companies and smaller startups. Yet, on the plus side we’ve also witnessed inflation-busting salary rises tough to fill positions. Now, in its predictions for 2024, the research and … Read more
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People with long COVID often struggle to get sufficient support in the workplace; researchers are no exception.Credit: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Abby Koppes got COVID-19 in March 2020, just as the world was waking up to the unprecedented scale on which the virus was spreading. Her symptoms weren’t bad at first. She spent the early lockdown … Read more
A district court judge ruled on Susanne Täuber’s dismissal on International Women’s Day last year.Credit: Susanne Täuber I began a position as a gender-equality researcher at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands in 2009, achieving tenure in 2015. I was studying factors that undermine the effective implementation of policy into practice. In 2018, after … Read more
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Willie E. Gary rose from a common sharecropper son to become one of America’s most popular and influential attorneys. Gary’s rise from poverty to $50 million in net worth is nothing short of inspiring. His tenacity and skills are matched by his extraordinary determination. The movie “The Burial”, starring Jamie Foxx, immortalizes his story as a testament … Read more
Kailyn Lowry is an American reality TV persona, a creator and a public speaker. She has become a household name and thought for many. She has overcome many challenges in her life and continues to inspire thousands of women around the world. This article explores her life, career and achievements. What is Kailyn lowry? Kailyn gained national … Read more