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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 1d

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 1d

New or starting a #STEM #PhD soon? Soak up the hindsight from those who've gone before. The best pieces of advice from @nature.com 's 2025 global PhD student survey. Expertly curated by @lindanordling.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 1d

Omg super scary - cuz we needed more of that this week. Thanks @gbrumfiel.bsky.social! But is that your bathrobe that you work from home in? 😂

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 6d

My colleague Jack Leeming curated this list of 99 lab hacks for handy tips for researchers of all kinds. My fave is the 'cut glove hair tie' - priceless for those with long locks in lab!

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These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 8d

You can download the data directly from the link inside and crunch it for yourself! Next up will be "27 Things we wish we'd known before starting the PhD" and "Where are the happiest PhD students on Earth?"

Huge thx to the team @thinksinsight.bsky.social for their partnership on the survey!

Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 8d

At long last, the 2025 @nature.com global PhD Survey is out! This first article by @lindanordling.bsky.social charts the state of the PhD experience in 2025. Good news: satisfaction is high. Bad news: so is harassment and discrimination.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How money, politics and technology are redefining the PhD experience in 2025

Nature’s global survey of 3,785 doctoral students shows satisfaction has recovered from pandemic lows, but harassment and inadequate supervision remain widespread.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 13d

Have I mentioned that I love it when scientists speak so directly about #DEI in #STEM that you can pull their words up to the headline? Here, @widowweb.bsky.social tells @ljevanso.bsky.social how she leads anti-bias workshops that focus on action, not guilt.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It’s not wokeness — it’s human rights

Maydianne Andrade focuses on action and support, not guilt, when helping people to recognize biases and identify ways to change unfair outcomes.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 29d

Enviro sci and author Jessica Hernandez tells @nature.com why she spends much of her career advocating for Indigenous knowledge to be integrated into science studies and curricula. As told to @vanesadelacruz.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Communities already have the solutions’: why I advocate for Indigenous knowledge

Environmental scientist and global advocate Jessica Hernandez works to secure women’s rights and to integrate Indigenous science into environmental policy.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 27

In the last episode of the #Changemaker @nature.com podcast series, biochemist Babita Paudel describes why there is still a glass ceiling for women scientists in Nepal - and what might help to break it.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Five reasons why Nepal struggles to attract women into science

Biochemist Babita Paudel urges her female colleagues to dream big, work hard, take risks and embrace challenges.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 27

Banking biological samples from endangered species on the Moon? It's not a crazy as it sounds when you hear cryobiologist Mary Hagedorn tell it to @ljevanso.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My moonshot to preserve endangered species

Coral cryobiologist Mary Hagedorn wants to bank biological samples at the frozen lunar south pole.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 20

Most fun writing a headline I've had in a long time! Great reporting by @scigat.bsky.social

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 20

Who doesn't love a good sit in the sauna?

The world needs more practical solutions like this one for endangered species that can be literally built in your own backyard - and more enterprising 'out of the box' scientists like @anthonywaddle.bsky.social.

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A sit in the sauna can save endangered frogs

Anthony Waddle’s unconventional approach resulted in a stunningly practical solution to fight a deadly fungal infection.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 20

Brazilian physicist @soniaguimaraes.bsky.social has a lot of 'firsts' to her name as a pioneering Black woman in #STEM, but she is also first and foremost an advocate for Black girls and young people to pursue science.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Computing is a Black people’s thing’

Passionate about making smaller and more efficient semiconductors, physicist Sonia Guimarães is a relentless voice for equity in Brazilian science.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 20

Next up in our @nature.com Careers podcast series on #Changemakers is an interview with @joann-trejo.bsky.social. Her career journey really epitomizes why we need these #Changemakers and good mentors in academic science.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science

JoAnn Trejo has turned mentoring into an evidence-based science, driven by her own exposure to inspiring mentors.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 20

As my first time as an editor on the other side of the microphone, I'm both excited and a bit nervous!

*And* empathetic to the pitchers! Can't wait to see everyone there @sciencewriters.org

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 13

Huge thanks to @mariadelmarq.bsky.social, Carolina Lambertini, Mario Romero and Juan Henao for sharing their personal stories.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 13

In this @nature.com Careers article, 4 Latin American researchers share how they cope with studying and working abroad, far from extended family and the culture they grew up in. As told to @vanesadelacruz.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How to thrive as a Latin American researcher abroad

Four scientists share the emotional toll of pursuing science far from home — and the strategies that help them to protect their mental health.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 8

Anti-immigration sentiment is making it harder for international graduate student and postdoc researchers to obtain visas in many countries (hint: it's not just the US). Excellent reporting by @virginiagewin.bsky.social.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How researcher visa curbs threaten science careers

Anti-immigration sentiment is fuelling a drive to slash international student and worker numbers, but at what cost to researchers and countries leading the charge?

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 6

Next up in the @nature.com Careers podcast #Changemakers series: Azeroo Khodayari speaks about her own first-generation journey to becoming a professor and why she co-designed an internship for first-gen students in LA.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why I co-developed a research career launchpad for first generation students

Arezoo Khodayari and a colleague at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory provide paid internships aimed at under-represented groups in science.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 6

Guess we'll let all the other countries have the edge on that life-saving and in demand technology.

Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Aug 5

In the last article in @nature.com's series on a 20-year push by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory to increase the numbers of African astronomers, Brenda Namumba chronicles her switch from schoolteacher to postdoctoral astronomer.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I could not have become an astronomer on my own

An astronomy conference changed the course of Brenda Namumba’s career and taught her the importance of networks.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Jul 30

Episodes:
@ranadajani.bsky.social: Why I study trauma's genetic legacy

@tatsuya-amano.bsky.social: How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science

@vukosi.bsky.social: ‘For AI to change how economies work, it has to represent all of us’

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Jul 30

Huge thanks to producer Dom Byrne, host Deborah Daley and editor David Payne for making this series shine.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Jul 30

A few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure to make my @nature.com Careers podcast debut to introduce our #Changemakers series.

These scientists describe their own career journeys and how and why they work to make the scientific enterprise more inclusive.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Celebrating researchers who make the scientific workplace more inclusive

Eight scientists who appeared in Nature's Changemaker series are to feature in a forthcoming podcast series. Kendall Powell and Deborah Daley introduce them.

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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · Jul 25

This piece was a wild ride with reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social b/c of the chaos that is happening right now with US scientists' federal grants. It's terminated, it's reinstated, it's frozen...

Tips, advice & solidarity from researchers navigating it 👇🏻

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How your research can survive a US federal grant termination

Researchers in the United States are filing appeals, seeking court remedies, turning to philanthropy and starting GoFundMe campaigns.

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