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Newly Tenured Academics & Recent PhD Graduates - Celebration Stories

🧪I've got a #SourceRequest: If you did something fun to celebrate earning tenure or passing your PhD defense, please let me know! I'm working up a sweet story for Nature.

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USAID-Supported Climate Researchers - Impact of Global Aid Cuts

Several times over the past year, I've hovered on the button that deletes this LinkedIn page. But I just haven't had the heart to, and I'm still curious.... I want to know how climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction research has been affected by recent global foreign aid cuts. The media has mostly covered this from the perspective of scientists based in the US and the Global North. Nature even published a detailed feature on what the past year of cuts has meant for scientists in the US - read here: https://lnkd.in/gqgYn_MS But USAID wasn't mentioned in the feature, despite there being scientists and researchers supported by USAID as employees or through contracts. I also haven't seen anyone documenting what this looks like for researchers in the regions we worked in, such as Africa, Latin America, the Pacific Islands. I know firsthand that the early-career scholars our program supported were affected, as were researchers across dozens of USAID-funded and other internationally funded initiatives. Do let me know if I'm missing something… if someone has already documented this. So next week, alongside closing the LinkedIn page, I'm planning to launch a short rapid assessment. This is an independent endeavor, not tied to any institution. Open to Global South and Global North perspectives. I'd like to get a quick snapshot that gets turned right back around to the broader community in a short open-access report. ❓ In the context of the past year's impacts on climate adaptation and DRR research, what would you like to most hear from those doing this work? ✨ Drop it in the comments or DM me. I'll do my best to integrate it. Thanks! 🙏

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Lab Scientists Using 3D Printing - Novel 3D-Printed Lab Tools

Looking for cool uses of #3DPrinting in the #Laboratory, for a story in @nature.com. Any innovative widgets you've seen/made/used? We had a story like this in 2019, but we want to see what's new since then. Any suggestions are appreciated. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Recent PhDs & Postdocs - Lab Citizenship When Leaving Position

Hi everyone! I'm working on an article for Nature magazine about how to be a good lab citizen when you move on to a new position (things like data transfers, reagent storage, etc.). I'm looking for ideas and people to include in the article...particularly people who recently finished their PhDs or postdocs. Feel free to comment and share your ideas of what to do (or what NOT to do)!

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Researchers Who Recently Left Labs - Tips on Transitioning

Hi hi! I'm not at all active on BlueSky, but I'm writing an article for Nature about how to leave your lab the right way (people who are graduating/moving onto new positions etc). I'm looking for people with good ideas I can quote in the article...esp. people who have recently left their labs!

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Job Candidates & Hiring Managers - Multi-Stage Interview Experiences

CALL FOR SOURCES: Have you been through a multi-stage interview recently? Have you hired someone after a multi-stage interview? I'd love to speak to you for a story I'm working on for Nature Careers. Please share and DM if you'd like to chat.

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Lab Leaders & Members - Lab Meeting Traditions & Upgrades

Do you have any lab meeting "upgrades": traditions or recurring agenda items that help liven up the meeting, build skills, or just help members bond? I'm working on an article for Nature Careers @nature.com and want to hear from you! Email in bio (cc @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social)

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Harvard Graduate Students - Strike Experiences - Nature

🚨Are you a graduate student taking part in Harvard University’s strike? I’m working on a story for @Nature. If you’re open to talking, please reach out. I can keep your identity private if needed. Signal: humbertobasilio.24 Email: [email redacted] Repost please!

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Bench Scientists & DIY Biologists - Low-Tech Lab Tools

🧪Hello all! I'm here with a #sourcerequest for @nature.com. I'm writing up a piece on low-tech lab tools. We place a lot of importance on technological innovation, but what are the simple things (DIY maybe?) that you find yourself turning to again and again? Please RT and let me know!

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China Crewed Space Program Experts - Nature Story

Hey space people, I'm looking to speak to experts familiar with China's crewed space program for a story in Nature. If that's you, or you know someone, do get in touch. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com Thanks

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Biosecurity Expert Source for Nature UK Feature

@jrm_black Hello, I'm a journalist at Nature in the UK, hoping to contact you for a piece on biosecurity. Could you possibly email me [email redacted] or DM me here? Thank you.

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Academic Sources on Predatory Pay-to-Publish Journals - Nature

Looking for sources for a Nature.com story about dealing with predatory 'pay-to-publish' magazines. They try to convince PhDs/academics to write for their high-impact magazine (read by business people, politicians etc), charging them thousands to do so. DMs open! #academicsky 🧪

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Academics Coping with Global Events for Nature Interview

Looking for sources for a @nature.com story about how researchers are coping in the midst of current events: If you're a PhD or other academic who's struggling to focus with everything that's happening in the world and would like to be interviewed for this story, please get in touch ASAP!

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OSM Tag Classification Source Needed for Commercial-Industrial-Retail Table - Nature Cities

Where is the definitive list of what specific tags belong to Commercial, Industrial, and Retail? I am looking for a website or official documentation that provides a detailed breakdown of what belongs in these three categories: Commercial, Industrial, and Retail. I need a source that explicitly lists the sub-categories for each. For example, a list that clearly shows that "banks" or "offices" belong to Commercial, "gift shops" or "malls" belong to Retail, and "warehouses" or "factories" belong to Industrial. Does anyone have a link to a "tag dictionary" or a classification table that maps granular OSM tags (like shop=, office=, craft=*) into these three specific land use groups? The reason is, I want to include a table in the Appendix for a paper I am about to submit in Nature Cities journal, and a reviewer might ask me about these categories within each land use (Commercial, Industrial, Retail).

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Scientist Volunteers for Global Profile Series in Nature

Are you a scientist who enjoys work but needs a little extra fulfillment? And finds it in practical voluntary/charitable work? I'm writing a series of profiles for Nature Magazine about this after meeting an inspiring surgeon and #researcher who mentors surgical residents around the world, manages research/innovations projects, and does clinical work for a medical humanitarian NGO. My editor David Payne liked the idea so much he asked me to find a further three examples - not necessarily someone who sits on a charity board as an advisor but who works more practically. I need a global spread so please do get in touch, ideally if the philanthropic cause you volunteer for has nothing to do with your scientific research/job. Or do you represent a charity where a scientist does exceptional work for you in their spare time, and you can put me in touch? Please repost for wider dissemination. Calling out to Steve Palmer Wellcome Sanger Institute Ruth Francis Claire Bithell Richard Hoey Katrina Nevin-Ridley Vivienne Parry Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Wellcome Trust The Francis Crick Institute Michael Kessler George Graham Hannah Richards Saleh Saeed Tom Shelton Deborah Underdown Hannah Gurney Science Media Centre #Journorequest for Nature Magazine Nature Careers #volunteering #charity

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Transdisciplinary Research Submissions for Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

🚨 Call for papers! 🍃 Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications is seeking contributions for an Article Collection on #TransdisciplinaryResearch for #TransformativeChange. ⏰ Deadline 31 Dec 2026 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4p7UgDe #OurChangingMountains

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Scientist Needed-Group Project Workload Challenges-Nature Careers

Are you a scientist who's been left to do all the work in a group project and you don't know what to do? I'm writing a story for Nature Career's advice column, "Agony Aunt" to answer this question. I'm looking to connect with a scientist who's experienced this problem to share a bit of their story (anonymously!) and get feedback from experts on how to solve this problem. Please shoot me a DM or email ([email redacted]) if that sounds like you. Thanks! #journorequest

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US HHS-NIH Staff Sources for Vaccine Policy & Research Funding - Nature

Nature's news team: Looking for sources on vaccine policy, scientific research funding, and more! Happy to answer any questions about my reporting. tl;dr: please reach out on Signal (mkozlov.01) - I'm all ears for anything I should be following! Hi all, I’m a reporter on Nature’s news team who’s been covering the impact of Trump's actions on science and scientists since January – including policies at NIH and HHS. My coverage was the first to report in March that hundreds of NIH research projects were going to be terminated on a slew of topics, and that it was instigated by DOGE; that Sec Kennedy and POTUS directed the NIH to study "regret" after transitioning; that hundreds of active research projects abroad would be abruptly terminated, stranding participants, and more. This coverage has been made possible thanks to the dozens of NIH and HHS staff who have reached out on background (meaning their identity remains strictly anonymous). I'm posting here because I'm always hoping to hear from more folks inside the agencies, particularly now with vaccine policy on the line, and with so much focus on the CDC and RFK. I’m always all ears to hear anything that should be on my radar or that you think has been under-reported in the media. I'm more than happy to tell you about my reporting process and answer any questions first. We hope our reporting helps the public to cut through the noise and chaos right now and offer some perspective as to what is going on with the US scientific research enterprise. Feel free to ask any questions about my reporting or what it's like to be science journalist right now - I'm happy to weigh in. Thanks all! SIGNAL: mkozlov.01 Proton Mail: [email redacted]

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JUPITER Supercomputer Expert for Nature Europe Report

Hey supercomputer Bluesky, I’m looking for experts to comment on Europe’s new JUPITER supercomputer for a story in Nature. If that’s you, or you know someone, do get in touch. Thanks! jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com

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PhD Grads in Asia-Pacific & Germany for Nature Career Feature

🧪 #source request: Are you a PhD student from Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia, South Africa, Germany, or China who *recently graduated or will soon graduate?* If so, I'd like to hear about your next steps for a story in @nature.com. Send me a DM, email me, or find me on Signal (aheidt.16).

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