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Finland's Kordelin Foundation is investing €45,000 per researcher to help new doctoral graduates turn their expertise into careers, startups, or innovations. The grants support 12 to 18 months of full-time work across science, humanities, and social sciences.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory just celebrated 35 employees who've given a combined 945 years keeping world-class research running. The team includes everyone from veteran researchers to the cooks feeding 1,500 people daily.
Simone Giertz built a following of 2.5 million by creating intentionally flawed robots that made people laugh, then evolved into solving real everyday problems through creative engineering. Her journey shows how anyone can invent solutions to make life a little better.
Science graduate students will finally get paid industry experience as part of their degrees, thanks to a groundbreaking $47 million pilot program. Around 30 universities are partnering with major companies to reshape how America trains its next generation of scientists.
A biomaterials researcher who competes in Olympic ski mountaineering has discovered that endurance sports training directly improves her scientific work. Her approach offers a fresh perspective on handling setbacks, avoiding burnout, and building better research teams.
Three leading scientists reveal why women's unique skills in teamwork and communication are driving breakthroughs in space research. NASA's Artemis II mission featured both the longest female spaceflight and a female launch director.
South Korea just opened a fast track to permanent residency for scientists and professors, making it one of the most attractive destinations for global research talent. The expanded visa program offers family relocation support and a direct pathway to staying permanently after just three years.
A 20-year study reveals that two mentorship programs helped twice as many students earn PhDs by providing research opportunities and professional support. The findings prove what educators have long believed: the right guidance at the right time can change career trajectories.
Academic careers coach Caroline Dunne is helping early-career researchers turn networking anxiety into genuine connection. Her simple, practical approach proves you don't need to "work the room" to build meaningful professional relationships.
A geneticist who baked bread during lockdown transformed her kitchen experiments into a thriving career studying fermented foods. Now she combines childhood curiosity with cutting-edge science to explore how fermentation impacts human health.
A chemist from Kyrgyzstan is proving girls can excel in science and have families too, while mentoring thousands through UNICEF's program. Her work is helping change minds in communities where fathers once worried education would keep daughters from marriage.
