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You need a mentor or three
Choosing a mentor (or mentors) is one of the most important decisions facing an early-career scientist. It is crucial to your professional success to have one or more strong and knowledgeable advocates...
View ArticleThe Art of Supervision in the Arab and Gulf Region
The upcoming generation of Arab scientists has to be mentored differently, says Mohamed Boudjelal This piece was cross-posted with Nature Middle East The majority of the Arab world gained independence...
View ArticleTen tips for finding an effective mentor
The meandering path to a career in science offers challenges that can be difficult to confront alone. Finding an effective mentor who offers advice and inspiration can help you navigate the maze...
View ArticleMentoring: A powerful tool
By Virginia Gewin westend61/Getty A free mentoring toolkit that helps female Middle Eastern scientists around the world to find and support one another is available online. Rana Dajani, a molecular...
View ArticleFinding mentorship
A quest for the perfect mentor might be doomed from the start – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try Naturejobs journalism competition winner Eileen Parkes Having spent years trying to find the...
View ArticleHow to mentor your supervisor
Mentoring is invariably presented as something “done” by someone senior to someone junior, but it works both ways, finds David Payne. Nature’s 2017 PhD survey, published this week, paints a mixed...
View ArticlePostdoctoral fellowships in the US: top tips for international trainees
Moving internationally for postdoctoral training can be rewarding and cultural differences, both in and out of the lab, can enrich your training. Sina Safayi and Andrew Bean offer some tips about...
View ArticleHow mentoring stopped me giving up
Credit: Helena Lee It took excellent mentors and a key realisation for Helena Lee to get back on track towards a career in clinical research. The idea of solving scientific questions that have never...
View ArticleWhy learning to mentor and teach is more important for US faculty members...
An influential ally aims to reform the experience of US PhD students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by advocating for a system that rewards faculty members for mentoring and...
View ArticleHow to mentor undergraduates as a postgraduate, and why it’s important
Spending more time mentoring undergraduates as a postgrad is good for everyone, says Jenn Summers. To-do lists work for some, but a more holistic approach to researcher development may bring larger...
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