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Reproducing Research Findings Comes at a Cost

Melania Zauri

Reproducing Research Findings Comes at a Cost

Publish or perish – shall we factor in reproducibility?Publish or perish – shall we factor in reproducibility?

Networking at Conferences, or How to Win-Win at Lindau

Alaina G. Levine

Networking at Conferences, or How to Win-Win at Lindau

How to make the best of conferences - some tips to ease your mind as you jump into networking paradise

In Transition: Scientific Publishing in the Life Sciences

Ulrike Böhm

In Transition: Scientific Publishing in the Life Sciences

Scientific publishing is about to undergo drastic changes for the better. Preprints are on the rise, and they are gaining momentum. Nobel Laureates Randy Schekman and Martin Chalfie comment on publishing practices in the life sciences.

What Your Advisor Didn’t Tell You: You’re a Super Hero and You’ve Got Yottatons of Skills

Alaina G. Levine

What Your Advisor Didn’t Tell You: You’re a Super Hero and You’ve Got Yottatons of Skills

How to recognise your skills and opportunities using the Skill Inventory Matrix

#LindauForLife: Leverage Lindau for a Long and Beloved Career

Alaina G. Levine

#LindauForLife: Leverage Lindau for a Long and Beloved Career

To achieve career bliss, you have to start by recognising your own power as a STEM-educated professional.

Rethinking Authorship

Daniel Hornburg

Rethinking Authorship

Author positions serve as the key currency in academic careers. This needs to change, argues postdoctoral fellow Daniel Hornburg.

Choosing the Right Mentor is Most Important, Says Lindau Alumna

Ulrike Böhm

Choosing the Right Mentor is Most Important, Says Lindau Alumna

Floryne Buishand on her career path from veterinary science to cancer research and how the Lindau Meeting led her to where she is todayFloryne Buishand on her career path from veterinary science to cancer research and how the Lindau Meeting led her to where she is today

After Nerd Heaven: Once a Lindau Attendee, Always a Lindau Alum

Alaina G. Levine

After Nerd Heaven: Once a Lindau Attendee, Always a Lindau Alum

How to make the best of your Lindau experience after arriving back homeHow to make the best of your Lindau experience after arriving back home

Scientists Should Actively Participate in Public Debate

Melania Zauri

Scientists Should Actively Participate in Public Debate

At the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, this year more than in any other year, scientists felt the need to speak up about the way that public policy is intervening in the future of scientific research.At the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, this year more than in any other year, scientists felt the need to speak up about the way that public policy is intervening in the future of scientific research.

Why Every Young Scientist Should Apply for the Lindau Meeting

Ulrike Böhm

Why Every Young Scientist Should Apply for the Lindau Meeting

16 women in research summarise their impressions of #LiNo1716 women in research summarise their impressions of #LiNo17

Faster Progress for Everyone

Judith M. Reichel

Faster Progress for Everyone

Martin Chalfie is promoting preprint archives for biological research papers that will make new results and findings accessible to a significantly bigger audience much faster.Martin Chalfie is promoting preprint archives for biological research papers that will make new results and findings accessible to a significantly bigger audience much faster.

“It’s Important to Show the Achievements of Women in Science Through the Media” – Antonella Coccia

Ulrike Böhm

“It’s Important to Show the Achievements of Women in Science Through the Media” – Antonella Coccia

The #LiNo17 young scientist from Argentina admires Marie Curie and how she found balance between having a family and a career in scienceThe #LiNo17 young scientist from Argentina admires Marie Curie and how she found balance between having a family and a career in science