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Mid-career scientists often drift from their research goals.

Mohamed Ezat explains how to recalibrate priorities, choose projects wisely, and define your long-term scientific path.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04077-2

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The mid-career reset: how to be strategic about your research direction

A decade after completing a PhD, your research can begin to lose direction. So consider each opportunity carefully, says Mohamed Ezat.

LeidenForce Mar 24

"Doubt is inherent in research (...) The earlier students face these moments and build tools to handle them, the better prepared they’ll be for similar challenges throughout their career."

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00706-6

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My PhD student is stuck. How do I teach them perseverance and problem solving?

A new principal investigator wants to help PhD students to develop resilience and creativity in the laboratory without hovering or doing the work for them.