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Ten partnerships are piloting an innovative program that provides high school students with an industry-supported pathway to a STEM-related qualification.
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Australian researchers are finding their careers more difficult to manage, with job security, uncertainty of funding and workload at the top of their concerns. |
A research career doesn’t suit everybody, but the skill sets of scientists can lead to rewarding careers beyond academia. |
A research career doesn’t suit everybody, but the skill sets of scientists can lead to rewarding careers beyond academia, such as in sales and business management. |
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Feature:
Alternative Measures of Research Impact
New “altmetrics” tools are enabling universities and the private sector to identify emerging talent much earlier than traditional measures of academic publications and citations. |
conSCIENCE:
Science in a Fluoro Jacket
Contrary to common perception, most working scientists are not “researchers” and don’t work for public institutions. |
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conSCIENCE:
How to Get Girls into Physics
Research from the UK has identified several impediments that discourage girls from studying physics, with new interventions now being trialled. |
conSCIENCE:
Science Is Not Just Whitefella Business
Australia’s indigenous culture has a rich scientific heritage, yet indigenous people are under-represented in science-related careers today. Some simple steps can change this. |
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conSCIENCE:
Bridging the Divide between Academia and Industry
The Science Next Collaborative is helping early- and mid-career researchers to make the leap from research to commercialisation. |
conSCIENCE:
Confucius Was Not a Qualified Career Adviser
Turning your hobby into your job may not necessarily lead to happiness. |
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conSCIENCE:
Career Concerns Could Bust the Ideas Boom
A survey of professional scientists has uncovered worker fatigue and broad dissatisfaction with remuneration and reduced scientific capability as a result of cost-cutting.
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Directions:
Women Face a Thicket of Obstacles
Gender equality in science, technology and engineering will be a long process. |
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Directions:
We Need to Come to Terms with Unconscious Bias
Training that increases our awareness of unconscious bias is useful but insufficient. |
Directions:
Changing the Way We Do Things
We need to have a critical mass of women in key roles. |
The SAGE program aims to engender balance in STEM professions. |
Fossil File:
Getting a Palaeontology Job in Australia
Australia’s funding system disadvantages students attempting to turn their palaeontology studies into a career. |
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Lowe Tech:
Engineering Numbers Aren’t Adding Up
Our universities aren’t producing enough engineers to meet demand, and gender balance remains an issue.
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Up Front:
Too Many Science Graduates
A new report finds that the increasing number of science graduates are having difficulty finding relevant employment. |
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Up Front:
Unrest in the Ranks – and Rankings
Working scientists are becoming disenchanted in the workplace at a time when scientific literacy of students is slipping.
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Up Front:
Gender Bias Extends to Peer Review
Gender bias in science is found not only in pay and seniority but also in the peer review process. |
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Up Front:
Publish, Patent, Be Social or Perish
A researcher’s impact extends beyond measures of publications and citations to patents, peer review and social media influence. |
