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A desire to prove to disadvantaged students that they, too, could be successful carried Knatokie Ford through her graduate program at Harvard.

In the United Kingdom, recent Ph.D. recipients have weathered the recession in better shape than most.

A recent analysis in neuroscience urges caution both in reading the literature and in designing your own experiments.

A group of ERC Starting Grantees has created a new platform where top young researchers can raise their voices and influence science policy.
 

Scientists taking part in an open peer-review process can get more recognition and an opportunity to weigh in.

While there are signs that the gender gap in science is closing, more needs to be done at policy level.

There are risks and difficulties in interactive peer review.

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

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

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

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

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.
 

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Science Careers talks to three young investigators who contributed to this year's monumental discovery.