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New group leaders need to learn how to manage people, projects, finances, and more.

Setting up successful international collaborations is about leveling the field, especially when working with partners in developing countries.

At the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston on Thursday, Mark Frankel, the Director of the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights, and Law Program at AAAS, made a case for scientists to think more deeply about their social responsibilities.

Scientists need to be thoughtful when communicating science to lay audiences.

Earlier this week, Chemical & Engineering News published an article offering advice to job seekers on how to increase their odds of finding employment in a tough job market.

One of the last sessions at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting looked at transformative research and the factors that facilitate it—or don't.

A CIFRE agreement "is a good way of ... doing research and keeping other doors open," says Sylvain Schwartz.

In Vienna, Eastern and central European scientists gathered to network and learn how to be more competitive for ERC grants.

University of Oxford chemist Carol Robinson returned to academia after an 8-year break and went on to win the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award.

Science Careers talks to Eric Kaplan, co-executive producer of the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, about his work on the show.

Scientists with an ability to work across fields can find exciting opportunities in biomaterials.

Investigations by The Guardian newspaper uncover disparities in the rates at which whites and minorities are admitted to competitive programs at Cambridge and Oxford universities.
 

A new crowd-funding platform allows grads to raise money by offering backers a share of their success.
 

What makes mentoring relationships successful?

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

Science Careers looks at the pros and cons for young scientists to take part in interactive peer review processes both as authors and reviewers.
 

A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.