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ViewEarly careers: The imposter’s guide to method acting

How to accept and succeed on projects outside your comfort zone

ViewAustralia gets $12m shot in the arm for social science

Australian Research Council scheme offers rare opportunity for social sciences and humanities researchers

ViewThe four helpful people you need as an early-career researcher

When you start your career, you need to ask for help—but from whom?

ViewOpportunity profile: Residential fellowships broaden the mind

Germany’s Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg offers fellowships to researchers across a range of fields, at any level

ViewPreparing to be a PI

How to make it over the high bar between postdoc and principal investigator

ViewWhat hard science says about success

A rigorous understanding of success provides pointers for winning grants and career accolades

ViewOpportunity profile: Back-to-basics for future farmers

Early-career researchers interested in cellular agriculture should get this funder on their radar

ViewMy winning proposal: Rutherford Discovery Fellowships

New Zealand’s prestigious fellowships require a long-term vision that will benefit the country

ViewOpportunity profile: A rich seam of material

We extract tips from the president of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

ViewPart-time work no impediment for prestigious grants

Revamped NHMRC grant scheme aims for inclusivity, but gender gap persists for senior researchers

ViewHow creativity can help

'Creativity' is not an empty buzzword; it is essential for academic success

ViewSeven steps to perfect partnerships

Successful collaborations of all sizes require diligent groundwork

ViewMy winning proposal: Uncovering a postdoc in Japan

Japanese universities can be excellent bases for research in many fields

ViewMy winning proposal: Global scholarship focuses on upskilling

Canadian funder looks for scientists keen to break down barriers for its Azrieli Global Scholarships

ViewOpportunity profile: Leukaemia funder provides steely resolve

The Lady Tata Memorial Trust offers small grants to young leukaemia researchers each year

ViewMy winning choreography: Science gets into the groove

Dance Your PhD competition entrants learn more than just how to refine their rhumba

ViewMy winning proposal: Unlocking the Smithsonian’s secrets

The Baird Society Resident Scholar Programme supports scholarship on rare books and special collections

ViewCooperative Research Centres can be early-career boosters

Genetic biotechnologist Upendra Shekhawat tells how a CRC postdoc opened up his career

ViewMaking Cooperative Research Centres tick

How can younger researchers engage with the Cooperative Research Centres programme?

ViewCoping with commuting

If you have a long commute, laying down the law is essential for survival

ViewOpportunity profile: Secrets of the deep

The Padi Foundation takes the plunge with marine research projects other funders might refuse

ViewMy winning proposal: Time away for art scholars

A well-fitted fellowship for art and visual culture researchers

ViewOpportunity profile: Fellowship will be an education

National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to help education researchers’ careers

ViewEarly-career researchers push back against the pressure

Australia’s Early and Mid-Career Researcher Forum is raising its voice, its chair tells Gerd Winter

ViewWhat we talk about when we talk about recruitment

Academics tempted to join the research office shouldn’t be discouraged by inexperience, says Jonathan O’Donnell

ViewOpportunity profile: Wellcome reboots the medical humanities

Next year, the Wellcome Trust will pause its major humanities and social sciences grant schemes...

ViewResearch ethics: Aftercare is essential

Researchers have a duty to ensure aftercare of participants, findings and themselves, says Helen Kara

ViewResearch ethics: Producing powerful presentations

Research ethics should not be confined to how research is undertaken, says Helen Kara

ViewResearch ethics: Learning from Indigenous researchers

Western academics can benefit from examining Indigenous researchers’ holistic approach to ethics, says Helen Kara

ViewThe monsters and zombies that can kill your major bid

Developing major research bids requires a touch of magic, says Funding Insight columnist Adam Golberg....