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What makes a great PhD supervisor?

A Nature feature highlights small but lasting actions: giving confidence, protecting students’ time, encouraging independence and showing empathy.

Research culture is shaped one interaction at a time.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00853-w

#PhD #AcademicLife #ResearchCulture #Mentorship #science

14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered

PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.

LeidenForce May 22

Many scientists spend years optimizing experiments, papers and grants… while quietly running another long-term experiment: life itself.

A thoughtful reflection on mid-career research, leadership and balancing family with academia.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00195-7

#AcademicLife #ResearchCulture #MidCareer #ScienceCareers #HigherEducation

The middle years of my life and career: balancing two experiments at once

When I found out that I was no longer eligible for an early-career grant, I took a moment to pause and reflect on my family life and my work.

ReproducibiliTea May 21

We recently added two new reading lists! 📚

• Post-Publication Reviewing and Post-Publication Culture

• Error and Error Correction

We would especially like to thank our contributor, Paulina Manduch, for the valuable support and effort in putting these lists together.

You can find the lists via the link below:
https://rpt-rl.netlify.app/

If you find these resources useful, feel free to like, repost, and share them with your network to help spread discussions around open science and reproducibility 💬

#ReproducibiliTea #OpenScience #ResearchCulture

Devina Sarwatay Apr 29

Ideas → Action
City St George's, University of London SCC #ECRCommunity Research Sandpit
Led by @devinasarwatay ECRs & PGRs put fellowships & grants in motion
TYSM ADR @leahellmueller STRs Abdullahi Tasiu Diana Yeh SRSO Pedro Centeno attendees & Enhancing #ResearchCulture Fund
#CityStGSCC

pablolarah Apr 27

🔴 Scratching the surface #podcast 241
HOST: Jarrett Fuller @jarrettfuller
Guest: Adrian Lahoud - intersection of #decolonization & #decarbonization, #architecture as a site for posing problems & interdisciplinary #researchculture.

#design #JarrettFuller

https://scratchingthesurface.fm/241-adrian-lahoud

LeidenForce Apr 24

Science isn’t just taught, it’s transmitted.

Mentorship, internships, and small professional interactions can shape careers and influence how research is done.

🔗 https://physicsworld.com/a/why-mentorship-is-vital-for-the-future-of-physics/

#Mentorship #PhysicsCommunity #ScienceEducation #ResearchCulture #STEM

Why mentorship is vital for the future of physics – Physics World

Honor Powrie explains why giving back through mentorship is so valuable

Physics World

Science News Apr 21

#AcademicLeadership #ResearchCulture #ConflictManagement #HigherEducation
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/04/21/delayed-analyses-unpublished-results-poorly-managed-workplace-conflicts-can-harm-research-senior-physicists-say

Delayed analyses, unpublished results: Poorly managed workplace conflicts can harm research, senior physicists say

LeidenForce Apr 10

What should fluid mechanics papers focus on today?

This editorial argues for a “physics-first” approach: beyond data and simulations, real progress comes from understanding mechanisms and scaling laws.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0329552

#FluidDynamics #Physics #ScientificPublishing #ResearchCulture #OpenScience