My sleep disorder complicates my career—but it doesn’t mean I can’t succeed

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This postdoc gained confidence after communicating with a senior scientist who has narcolepsy

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Thoughts of work invaded my life—until I learned how to unplug

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“My habitual email checking was key to my problem,” this postdoc writes

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Women feel like imposters in disciplines that value ‘brilliance’

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To address the problem, institutions need to improve workplace culture, researchers say

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Why I shared my experiences of homophobia with my academic colleagues

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“I saw the motivating power of sharing vulnerability,” this professor writes

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How to stop self-sabotaging your career

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In this installment of Your Unicorn Career, our columnist advises about guarding your career against attacks from within

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I’m a scientist and mother. When I lost my job during the pandemic, I almost gave up

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Supportive colleagues helped this researcher avoid repeating a past mistake of quitting prematurely

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Can anonymous faculty searches boost diversity?

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The chair of a department experimenting with this approach shares their experience

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Idealist or pragmatist? For a successful job search, know your priorities

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Finding work that helps the world and meets your practical needs is possible, our columnist writes in this Career Fable

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After a career detour to work on COVID-19, I struggled to get my Ph.D. research back on track

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This researcher was grateful to put her skills to use during the pandemic–and she appreciated that it was only temporary

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Employers, don’t tell us to take breaks if we can’t

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Urging self-care doesn’t fix unrealistic work expectations, our Experimental Error columnist writes

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