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Between honoring her immigrant family and making her children proud, a first-generation PhD student fights for her place in academia.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 articles about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on researchers confirms that the pandemic increased the gender gap in research productivity.

Brazil would benefit from a long-term strategy for science and innovation that improves the standing of both science and scientists in the country.

By explaining how a lab works, outlining what is expected of everyone, and describing the culture the lab is aiming for, a good lab handbook will benefit all the members of a research group.

Facing the harsh realities of life as a refugee in Jordan and the United States, an ambitious young man holds to a conviction: that he will, one day, get a PhD.

Authors should be open about the limitations of their work and not overstate its importance.

Between early challenges and lasting opportunities, a deaf virologist reflects on how the pandemic transformed his access to academic spaces.

The Policy Committee of the International Papillomavirus Society describes how lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic could propel a new approach to the elimination of cervical cancer that is more likely to be successful.

A single event can completely change the direction of a career in science; four researchers share their stories.

His mosquito control project heading for failure, a field entomologist recalls how a chance encounter led to a Eureka moment.