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Research | 19 August 2021

Climate services promise better decisions but mainly focus on better data

Climate services aim to make climate data and information accessible for climate-sensitive decision-making. However, the grounding of climate services in the norms and institutions of climate science creates tensions that reduce the impact of climate services.
- Kieran Findlater
- , Sophie Webber
- & Simon Donner
Nature Climate Change 11, 731-737
Reviews | 09 August 2021

Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments

This Perspective presents a toolkit of evidence-based interventions to foster anti-racism in ecology, evolution and conservation biology in the classroom, within research laboratories and department wide.
- Melissa R. Cronin
- , Suzanne H. Alonzo
- & Erika S. Zavaleta
Nature Ecology & Evolution 5, 1213-1223
Research | 19 April 2021

Closing the gender gap in the Australian astronomy workforce

Data-driven workforce models predict that if the status quo is maintained, the fraction of women astronomers at all levels of academia will be below 30% for at least 60 years. Even if affirmative action were adopted, the gender gap would persist for another 25 years.
- Lisa J. Kewley
Nature Astronomy 5, 615-620
Research
01 March 2021 | Open Access

Optimized collusion prevention for online exams during social distancing
- Mengzhou Li
- , Lei Luo
- & Ge Wang
npj Science of Learning 6, 5
Reviews | 03 August 2020

Improving sex and gender identity equity and inclusion at conservation and ecology conferences

Tulloch details a six-step timeline that improves ecology and conservation conference inclusion by embedding diversity and equity into planning, financing, marketing, scientific and social scheduling, evaluation and reporting.
- Ayesha I. T. Tulloch
Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, 1311-1320
Reviews | 13 April 2020

Academic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce

The postdoctoral experience is in need of reform. Here the authors outline concrete steps that institutions, postdocs and mentors can take to improve the landscape.
- Murielle Ålund
- , Nathan Emery
- & Eben Gering
Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, 777-781

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Editorial | 27 July 2022

Support Europe’s bold vision for responsible research assessment

There have been many initiatives to combat the distorting effect of research assessment exercises. The latest looks like it might work

Nature 607, 636
News | 27 July 2022

Molecular motor, warm blood’s origin and researcher lay-offs

The latest science news, in brief.

Nature 607, 641
Editorial | 19 July 2022

The true legacy of Gregor Mendel: careful, rigorous and humble science

The friar’s experiments laid the groundwork for genetics — and his understated approach to his work is inspirational.

Nature 607, 421-422
News | 19 July 2022

‘I feel disposable’: Thousands of scientists’ jobs at risk in Japan

Universities are terminating workers on fixed-term contracts — but unions say the actions do not reflect the purpose of employment laws introduced ten years ago.
- Tim Hornyak
Nature
Comments & Opinion | 15 July 2022

Achieving workplace equity

Gender inequality in the workplace is a global problem. Segenet Kelemu describes how she has used her role as CEO of a research centre to create a more equitable workplace for all.
- Segenet Kelemu
Nature Human Behaviour, 1
Comments & Opinion | 06 July 2022

Switching labs during a PhD

Jonathan Park’s scientific interests changed after caring for a person with cancer. He ended up bidding an amicable farewell to Mark Gerstein, a supportive supervisor who had taught him a lot.
- Jonathan Park
- & Mark Gerstein
Nature

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Climate services promise better decisions but mainly focus on better data

Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments

Closing the gender gap in the Australian astronomy workforce

Optimized collusion prevention for online exams during social distancing

Improving sex and gender identity equity and inclusion at conservation and ecology conferences

Academic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce

News and Comment

Support Europe’s bold vision for responsible research assessment

Molecular motor, warm blood’s origin and researcher lay-offs

The true legacy of Gregor Mendel: careful, rigorous and humble science

‘I feel disposable’: Thousands of scientists’ jobs at risk in Japan

Achieving workplace equity

Switching labs during a PhD

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