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Nowadays, social media is ubiquitous, but you still need to consider how your online presence looks to future employers.

myIDP helps you cut through hearsay and conjecture and base your career choices on solid data and professional experience.

The Global Young Academy wants to offer a snapshot of the working conditions of young scientists across developed and developing countries.

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

myIDP is a free, Web-based career-planning tool that was created to help graduate students and postdocs in the sciences define and pursue their career goals.

A British scientist is going to prison for 3 months for falsifying data.

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

The Welsh government is accelerating its efforts to create a globally competitive science and technology base.

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.
 

According to science historian Jon Agar, Margaret Thatcher's scientific training had a significant influence on her political career

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

With good long-term funding prospects and attractive salaries, Germany has become a major contender in the global competition among nations to draw in top talent.

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.