Career Development for STEMM researchers
Four key differences between academia and industry ‘Should I leave academia?’ is the first question that any academic who’s made the transition beyond academia will have had to answer. Personally, I found answering this question a tough one. Months of procrastination proceeded me eventually formulating the answer. During this time, I could easily identify the … Read more
Every few years Nature runs a salary and job satisfaction survey for its readership. The results from its latest 2021 survey were published in a series of four articles in Nov/Dec last year.1–4 Offered in 5 languages to a global readership it assessed scientists’ attitudes and feelings towards their work, and how these have changed … Read more
Are you a scientist who’s fluent in at least two languages and have an understanding of medical/pharmaceutical terminology? If so, you could work as a medical translator for the pharma industry. A shortage of specialists in this area also ensures there’s plenty of work for experienced medical translators. Working with scientific publications, research studies, protocols, … Read more