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The Dilemma of Global South Scholars Every time I have a conversation with a global south PhD student studying in a global north university, I am always curious to hear about what they're doing. The conversation usually starts with the excitement of their research interest and how that--in many cases--is related to their identity and homegrown experiences. Many have witnessed the power imbalance in global science and plan to become part of "science decolonization". But when I ask, "will you go back to your home country?", the excitement ends. It's no longer about research interest and idealism, but about poor salary, lack of research funding, and bureaucratic hurdles too. Read more about possible solutions to this dilemma in my piece for Nature Magazine. Thanks to my wonderful editor Kendall Powell for her inclusive and careful edits, and also to David Payne who--during editorial consideration of my pitch-- saw this dilemma as something universal among young Global South scholars. Quotes from Deden Rukmana and Daniel Zhigila would resonate with many of them. I hope this piece is helpful for those who are thinking about it. Your final answer to this question could be life-changing. So, good luck! https://lnkd.in/eErnC9tU

A homesick graduate student contacts Nature Magazine #careers "agony aunt" via Dyna Rochmyaningsih and Kendall Powell with a dilemma faced by many researchers who move abroad for a #PhD or postdoc. Do they stay, or do they return, and if they choose the former, how can they give back to their home country? https://lnkd.in/ePyhcm5z

"If open science is done transparently, it doesn’t have to be done perfectly. You can always refine as you go." New Nature Magazine, Aleksandra Lazić (University of Belgrade) talks about the lessons she learned building REPOPSI, a compilation of psychology 'instruments' for Serbian researchers. https://lnkd.in/gjN3DRBY

What's the most cited research published in the 21st century? Which are the most cited papers of all time? And what decades-old science studies are still heavily referenced today? Answers to all these and more in a series of features out today on the research that makes the top of the citation charts. with Helen Pearson Heidi Ledford and Matthew Hutson (Long-time readers will remember a 'top 100 papers' that Nature ran in 2014 -- as part of this package we update that to the present day). Nature Magazine

Since 20 January, US science has been upended by severe cutbacks from the administration of US President Donald Trump. A series of dramatic reductions in grants and budgets — including the US National Institutes of Health slashing reimbursements of indirect research costs to universities from around 50% to 15% — and deep cuts to staffing at research agencies have sent shock waves throughout the academic community Here’s why the US research system is uniquely valuable, and what stands to be lost https://lnkd.in/ednBHGKK

Curious about using artificial intelligence to boost your research? Here are the programs you shouldn’t miss https://lnkd.in/ehWE55fr

A poor working relationship with a supervisor or manager can result in lost opportunities, creating an unexplained gap in an early-career researcher’s publication record https://lnkd.in/eaYPGhQu

On the latest ep of ‘Nature hits the books’ I spoke with NYT columnist Carl Zimmer about his new book ‘Air-borne’, which dives into the invisible maelstrom of microbial life swirling in the air around us. We covered a lot of ground, talking about historical efforts to show that diseases could spread large distances through the air, the staunch resistance to this idea, and what the rivalry between these two groups meant for public health. My latest #podcast for Nature Magazine

Vaccines have granted families in wealthy countries the luxury of forgetting what measles, polio, rubella, and other preventable diseases are like. We're looking at how many millions of lives vaccines have saved. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/esXsqCqM

Research published this week shows evidence that a shingles vaccination may lower someone’s relative risk of developing dementia by 20%. There’s a lot of nuance to this, but if confirmed it could be a cost effective way to prevent or delay a dementia diagnosis. I covered this story for this week’s Nature Magazine #Podcast. Thanks to Stanford University’s Pascal Geldsetzer for telling me about his team’s work. Story starts at 10:21: https://lnkd.in/edHtm8gN (Also on Spotify/Apple/etc)