Broad CommKit
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A collection of guides to successful communication in the biological sciences, written by the BRCL Fellows.
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Guides, tools, databases, and services for early career researchers.
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The Open Grants List
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A list of grants that are openly available which can help with learning grantsmanship, understanding particular funders and their programs, and communicating science.
Guidelines for inclusive academic practices
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Group of eLife Ambassadors 2019-2020 within the Intersectionality initiative has identified five current practices that are fundamental to academic science that may be hindering inclusivity in science. These practices include hiring, mentoring, writing reference letters, and reviewing grants and manuscripts. To try and level the playing field and increase inclusivity in science, we have compiled a guideline for each of these practices that are intended to help inform scientists, mentors, funders, and journals on ways to mitigate biases. The overall goal of these guidelines is to make science more inclusive and to limit bias in these core features of academic science. Please use, share and modify! Also available on OSF: https://osf.io/muk7v/
Best practices & support services for research data lifecycles
MIT CommKit
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Quick guides to technical communication needs including posters, journal articles, and fellowship applications.
Tips for senior postdocs and new group leaders for running your own research group
A list of resources for the career development of scientists
F1000Research have consulted a selection of F1000’s world-renowned experts for their top tips on creating the perfect poster
A simple software toolset can help to ease the pain of reproducing computational analyses by Jeffrey M. Perkel.
How to be a modern scientist
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A book about how to be a scientist the modern, open-source way. A must-read for graduate students and postdocs in the sciences
A useful worksheet compiled based on the advice of a number of journals and publications for early career researchers to peer review scientific papers
On Preparing Good Talks
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An opinionated talk on how to create content, design and deliver good talks.
A very useful website which makes probability and statistics more accessible through interactive visualizations
PREreview
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A web platform for hosting preprint reviews and sharing them openly with everyone.
Software Carpentry
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A group volunteer instructors who teach foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide for free.
An open list of funded grant proposals in the life sciences shared by the authors publically.
Examples of successful grants as well as cover letters, CVs, research and teaching statements for job applications.
preLights
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Highlight and comment on preprints of particular interest to the biological community by a group of early-career researchers.
Scientists with first-hand experience of rejection offer their advice.
A booklet looks at the steps you can take throughout your training to better prepare for your career.
Making the Right Moves: A practical guide to scientific management for postdocs and new faculty
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A book full of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators on laboratory leadership, getting funded, project management, and teaching and course design.
Career Trends Booklets
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A list of useful booklets brings together advice and tips from Science Careers in order to help scientists to learn new skills and be successful.
A Practical Guide to Developing Programs in Scientifıc Management
An open access and crowd-sourced repository for science methods/protocols for researchers to make your science more reproducible.
Useful tips for negotiating salary and startup for newly-hired tenure-track faculty
How to grow a healthy lab
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A special issue by Nature explores how the working environment shapes research quality and morale — and what can be done to strengthen the research enterprise.
A detailed comparison of Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) to help researchers in the process of identifying a usable ELN solution to meet their specific research needs.
An online resource that aggregates publisher open access policies and shows whether the academic journal allows preprint or postprint archiving in their copyright transfer agreements.
A useful initiative to increase the graphical expertise and productivity of quantitative scientists.
New PI Slack Community
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An international community of Assistant Professors uses Slack to help each other tackle common challenges faced by new faculty.
Future PI Slack Community
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An international community of postdocs uses Slack to help each other on the academic track.
A grassroots initiative to build a crowdsourced database of journal policies.
Maintained by the VP Research at Johns Hopkins, their office maintains this updated list in the form of a spreadsheet with 121 opportunities.
Maintained by the VP Research at Johns Hopkins, their office maintains this updated list in the form of a spreadsheet with 375 opportunities intended for "intended for late Postdoctoral investigators and early-career faculty, usually those at or below the rank of assistant professor".
This free and short book presents an overview of the professional standards of science and explains why adherence to those standards is essential for continued scientific progress.
This Perspective article from an interdisciplinary group of early career researchers explores the value of preprints, advocates the wider adoption of preprints to advance knowledge and facilitate career development, and tackles concerns and opportunities regarding their use.
How to write an effective teaching statement for a teaching job in academia.
List of format-free journals
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List of life science and biomedical journals that accept format-free initial submissions or part of YPYW or B2J initiatives. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201845731
A set of useful guidelines for ECRs for self-management, including career development, managing your time properly, tips on taking care of oneself and surrounding oneself with positivity, recognizing and addressing bottlenecks in one’s projects, growing one’s network, mentoring and being mentored, and staying vigilant to opportunities outside science and keeping several doors open.
A free library of 1,300 unique biology icons available under CC-BY.
This resource aims to raise awareness of digital safety and privacy threats on intellectual freedom.
Teaching BrainFacts
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A collection of resources for teachers of brain sciences.
A curated list of teaching and advising materials to all teachers of psychology (e.g., 4-year instructors, 2-year instructors, and high-school teachers).
Useful tips for securing postdoctoral fellowships by writing a successful proposal.
Useful tips for writing successful grant proposals
Useful tips to make a research paper more influential and the process of writing more efficient and pleasurable.
The Turing Way
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An opinionated guide to reproducible data science.
Gender Bias Calculator
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A tool to help remove gender bias from reference letters.
Imperial Guide to CVs
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Examples of model CVs for different purposes at different career levels.
AAAS Communication Toolkit
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Guidance and tips to improve your communication skills for engagement with a public audience.
A guide to communicate successfully with a wide range of audiences about science.
A peer reviewed article that examines the challenges to implementing meaningful public and patient involvement in research and provides planning an evaluation tools for researchers
A five-step guide to involving the public in communicating your research.
Reproducibility for Everyone
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Visit the website for reproducibility resources and events, or to join their community!
Involving Patient, Families and Public in Pre-clinical or Non-clinical Research - Useful Sources of Information
Animal Research Nexus
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Working towards improving public-researcher relationships through engagement, involvement and transparency in research that uses animal models.
An article that advocates for transparency in research using animal models and the need for public involvement in research to achieve this
NIHR - INVOLVE
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Website with information and guidelines for researchers on how to involve members of the public in research
A website for a team of scientists striving to encourage the celebration of diversity in science by highlighting the journeys of #UniqueScientists from all over the world.
A report that presents a summary of findings and a number of actions for individuals, employers and professional bodies to improve the climate for LGBT+ physical scientists.
A guide to organising inclusive conferences and scientific meetings
A best practice guide for organising diverse and inclusive conferences
Aims to encourage shared learning about service user and/or carer involvement between national voluntary sector organisations in the UK. This group has a sub group which focuses on involvement in research. Membership is required for access to resources about public involvement in research.
PPI Resource Hub
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Website with information and guidelines for researchers on how to involve members of the public in research
PCORI helps people make informed healthcare decisions, and improves healthcare delivery and outcomes, by producing and promoting high-integrity, evidence-based information that comes from research guided by patients, caregivers, and the broader healthcare community.
Strategies to involve patients in a meaningful way in patient-oriented research are embedded in each of the recommended initiatives, as patient and public engagement is integral to the Strategy as a whole.
CEPPP Resources Directory
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A directory of resources about patient and public engagement, many focusing on partnership initiatives. New resources are added regularly.
A collection of resources on best practices in higher education and neuroscience training.
Lab Carpentry
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Lab Carpentry provides training resources and example documents for lab management to busy scientists.
A collection of articles on a range of topics related to careers in research science for early career researchers
An organisation that works for equity in districts, schools, classrooms, nonprofits, and communities. This is a collection of their latest publications, resources and tools.
ESS Resources
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ESS is a research partnership with the shared goal to foster women’s inclusion and success in STEM
A website for scholars to find more information about journal or publisher based on collection of data for the identification and the analysis of scientific journals. MIAR is powered by University of Barcelona
Nature Masterclasses
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Professional development training for researchers — via workshops and online courses
MANTRA is a free online course for those who manage digital data as part of their research project.
bio-protocol
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A peer-reviewed protocol journal that publishes life science methods. Free to access and no publication fees are charged to authors.
Three searchable databases provide information on global opportunities for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty members.
ecrLife
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ecrLife is a place for early career researchers (ECRs) to share stories, ideas and experiences about their journey in science. We publish submitted articles in a variety of themes ranging from peer-review, scientific publishing, research funding to life in science.
Microscopy-related resources
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Twitter thread with microscopy-related resources
Is your lab closed or will be closed soon due to the #COVID19 outbreak? Consider developing transferable skills whilst you’re away from the lab: a thread
#COVID19 news and views
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Subscribe for the latest news on the #coronavirus pandemic.
As scientists strive to understand the dangerous respiratory disease COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and the virus that causes it, research and analyses are coming to the Sciencejournals at a dizzying pace. Our editors aim to quickly review and publish the best of them. The Science family of journals is proud to cosign a letter led by the Wellcome Trust setting out the terms under which scientific publishers should operate during this crisis. As a result, for coronavirus papers we are strongly encouraging preprints, making all data and the published paper free immediately, and aiming for expedited but thorough peer-review. Our news staff is covering the broader landscape of research and public health. We hope Science’s collected content will provide information you can trust as the science behind COVID-19 is discovered.
A portal where clinicians, virologists, immunologists can load data such that those with the relevant skiils can help with analysis
All help and relevant skills requested!
They are developing COVID-19 testing kits, and would like tho following info from Filipino hospitals: 1. Name of Hospital 2. Location 3. Brand of PCR unit 4. Contact Number and Contact Person
We are setting up a network of different partners in the Netherlands to support research and education on aspects of the Covid-19 crisis.
eLife hosts online seminars to support early-career researchers to present their research online instead of in person.
COVIDCafe
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COVID19 is shutting down University Campuses worldwide. Social distancing may be good for preventing infection, but is bad for mental health. Combat isolation by joining us for a drop-in virtual social hour on Zoom! Check our Twitter for dates, times and Zoom links.
Based on the successful mind-matching session at the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN) conference, we decided to create a free web-based unconference for neuroscientists, "neuromatch". Registration dates 16 - 25 March, 2020 / Online conference 30 - 31 March, 2020 / Un-conference meetings 29 March - 10 April, 2020 / Twitter: #neuromatch2020
Hackathon of the German Federal Govt for Coronavirus
Join ASAPbio and the Knowledge Futures Group for a conversation about new ways of sharing scientific information relevant to the coronavirus pandemic via preprints, rapid peer review, and more. Individual talks will be followed by a round-table discussion and an audience Q&A period.
The CORBEL webinar series continues with a presentation by Noriko A. Cassman, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI). Participants will be introduced to the data-integration platform cBioPortal. Here, different sources of research data (clinical, imaging, biosample and experimental) of a study are integrated, enabling viewing, querying and analysis. This webinar is aimed at data managers, researchers, PhD students and postdocs involved in clinical, translational and biomedical research.
LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus.
This study aims to identify how the news about coronavirus is affecting people, whether people are having to isolate, and their experiences of isolating. It aims to inform understanding about the effects of social isolation measures on people's mental health.
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems, including COVID-19.
Attend an Alda-Kavli Learning Center webinar to learn from guest experts! Our webinars are free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of the Kavli Foundation. If you're not able to attend live, please browse our past webinars and watch the archived recordings.
Are you a grad student, postdoc, or bench scientist who began working remotely recently? Most of us at Addgene began working from home last week to flatten the curve, but working remotely can be more difficult if your work is based in the lab. If you’re unsure what to do during this period, check out these tips and resources collated by Addgenies to help you keep calm and science on.
Eco Evo Reads
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As everyone settles into working from home/social distancing, a reminder about our #EcoEvoReads online reading group! It's already proven to be a nice way to maintain social ties with researchers and friends globally. Join us if you'd like!
Blog written by Bethan Cornell, a PhD student at King’s College London.
COVID-19 Research Resources
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To support scientists mobilizing to characterize the COVID-19 virus and develop diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments, we are collecting resources pertinent to research efforts. The sequences, protocols, and other work below have been shared by scientists for public use.
LinkedIn Learning
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Courses for every step of your career. Instructors with real-world experience.
COVID-19 (2019 novel Coronavirus) is a current epidemic as of today. Developers around the world are building applications for the public to get up-to-date and accurate information as quickly as possible. If you are a developer, you may also be able to contribute to some of these projects.
If you are in Australia and interested in connecting with other researchers sequencing SARS-CoV-2, join the Slack channel for sharing tips and tricks asking for technical help.
For anyone interested in sequence gazing at the SARS-CoV-2 proteins and their homologues, we've uploaded the alignments ito the ProViz visualisation tool.
10 examples of solid scicomm about the novel coronavirus
Virtual Keystone Symposia
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Webinar given by Joanne Kamens (Addgene) on March 26, 2020. Recording available on Youtube.
Around the world, many researchers have found themselves in self-isolation, and are unable to continue performing lab-based studies. However, this can be an opportunity to learn and expand professional and scientific horizons. We have created a list of resources to help you make the best of this strange and challenging time, and increase the quality of your research in the future.
Connect on Coronavirus
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COVID-19 information website from British Society of Immunology with resources and webinars.
Due to cancellation of their Symposium in May 2020, ImmunoMetNet has now set-up weekly online seminars with the goal to build a bridge between immunology and metabolism research and medicine.
Some resources gathered by the Harvard Informatics group and other contributors to help people learn bioinformatics tools (basic and specialized) at home.
COVID-19 Cell Atlas
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Overview of expression of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 entry-associated genes in humans.
This website will be regularly updated with the latest science information behind the coronavirus outbreak. The following pages lay out the evidence and the facts about the virus, the disease, the epidemic, and its control. Please note, they are not intended as a source of health advice or official policy.
Cytobank is a cloud-based single-cell analysis platform that empowers remote work, data management and collaboration. Please join us for weekly, virtual Cytobank educational events, ranging from Virtual Office Hours with Cytobank technical experts, to Bootcamp Webinars covering the Cytobank platform.
Preprints & COVID-19
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Landmark preprints in response to COVID-19, maintained by the @preLights team
COVID-19 Literature Digest
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A group of post-docs and DPhil students in the Medical Sciences Division are voluntarily reviewing some of the immunology-focussed COVID-19 literature, particularly pre-prints. This initiative has been organised by the Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology Journal Club and huge thanks go to all those involved. Disclaimer: all views are our own!
Coursera
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Build skills with courses, certificates, and degrees online from world-class universities and companies
Udemy
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Learn on your schedule. Study any topic, anytime. Explore thousands of courses .
Datacamp
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Learn data science and programming language
The first 'Cell and Developmental Biology Virtual Meeting' on June 3 & 4, 2020. This virtual event will allow you to interact with your peers and gain insights from industry experts, from home at no cost.
Various organisations and looser assemblies of locked down researchers have begun to put together online seminar and talk series, many of which are open to anyone (usually with registration), and many of which also have previous talks recorded.
Bio-Rad would like to give life science PhD students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills by inviting them to share something that they have learned during their PhD studies with the wider scientific community.
Stowers Research Conferences
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Stowers Research Conferences are biennial meetings that bring together a diverse group of researchers to inspire creative thought and collaboration in the basic sciences.
Quarantine-friendly education and training in plant science, bioinformatics and methods - for researchers and students.
Lipid talks
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Weekly webinar series. See link for more info.
Global Immunotalks
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Weekly Immunology webinar series. See link for schedule and joining information.
Pombe Talks
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See link for more info and to sign up to the mailing list and/or to be a speaker via Google form.
NEUBIAS Academy is a new initiative, aimed to provide sustainable material and activities focused on Training in Bioimage Analysis.
Overview of CSHL conferences, some of which are virtual because of COVID-19
Motors in Quarantine is a weekly webinar series starting on Wednesday 6th May 2020 at 8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST / 17:00 CET / 20:00 IST / 23:00 CST.
Author Carpentry workshops
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Author Carpentry is a researcher-to-researcher training and outreach program in open authoring and publishing, scholarly identity and reputation, and research impact.
edX MOOC platform
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Free online courses by Harvard, MIT & more
Conpher helps ECRs to search and share advice on academic journal publishing experiences.
Ten Simple Rules by PLOS
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A quick, concentrated guide for mastering some of the professional challenges researchers face in their careers.
Evaluation of scientific conference features and solutions to make conferences more modern, effective, equitable, and sustainable.
ASAPbio Preprint Info Center
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Learn more about preprints, keep up to date and take action to support preprinting in the life sciences via ASAPbio's Preprint Info Center. ASAPbio is a scientist-driven non-profit promoting transparency and innovation in life science communication, including preprints and transparent peer review.
This report defines reproducibility and replicability and examines the factors that may lead to non-reproducibility and non-replicability in research. It provides recommendations to researchers, academic institutions, journals, and funders on steps they can take to improve reproducibility and replicability in science.
A virtual seminar aims to bring leaders in cancer biology, immune oncology and other fields from across the world during this difficult time and it promotes engagement during these next several weeks. It held every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 12 PM EST.
Lab manual template
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A group of eLife Community Ambassadors within the Intersectionality Initiative (2019-2020) have compiled this template for a Lab Expectations Document, or Lab Manual, to share with researchers worldwide. The purpose of this document is for lab heads (and/or lab members) to generate a clear guide for their current and new group members. Please feel free to download and modify this template for your own research group/lab.
Illustrated list of posters on mental health awareness through the various stages of academia, from undergrad, Ph.D., Postdoc and to faculty.
Data Science is one of the top trending technology of the era and data science has stretched its roots deep down in the corporate industry. Due to this vast inference, new age learners and working professionals are keen to learn this technology. To curb this, various online data science courses are available through which one can master data science and begin career as a data scientist. Data science is a broad career path and is undergoing developments and thus promises abundant opportunities in the future. Data Science job roles are likely to get more specific, which will lead to specializations in the field. People inclined towards this stream can exploit their opportunities and pursue what suits them best through there specializations and specifications.
A curated database of policy fellowshipby by Genetics Society of America.
S&R Foundation Kuno Award
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The 2020 application for the $100,000 Kuno Award for Applied Science is now open until August 31st. S&R Foundation’s Kuno Award for Applied Science for the Social Good is designed to support women social innovators using scientific research and principles to address a 21st Century problem. The award supports the translation of scientific research to a practical, real-world solution for those aiming to achieve measurable social impact. To learn more about this award, visit S&R Foundation here: https://sandrfoundation.org/programs/kuno-award
CoursesOnline
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CoursesOnline is a website through which professionals can find online learning courses in a wide variety of subjects. Offered by some of the UK's most experienced learning providers, these courses have options for anyone regardless of the stage of their career which they are at, or their pre-existing skillset.
S&R Evermay’s Kuno Award for Applied Science for the Social Good is a biennial award designed to support women social innovators using scientific research and principles to address a 21st Century problem. The award supports the translation of scientific research to a practical, real-world solution for those aiming to achieve broad social impact. The Kuno awardee is provided with $100,000 in funding. Indirect costs up to 10% are included in the $100,000 award amount. Award recipients are visionaries with deep domain expertise in fields relating to the specific 21st century challenges addressed by their project. Potential project outcomes can vary greatly from a developing a new teaching model to hosting a conference to developing a new tool for your field. if you have any questions, please email y.niang@skimpactfund.com
Tips for writing research papers
Article on the state of mental health in academia, organization of academic work, why gender and career stage matter, the invisibility and individualization of the problem, and what actions to take.
Article on the topic of mental health in academia
This guide provides some quick tips and tools for new and early-stage researchers on how to navigate the pursuit of research funding from the NIH in particular but with tips that are applicable to many other funders.
Guide on: how to reduce authorship problems, how to handle authorship disputes when they occur, what to do if authorship issues are not resolved, and key concepts in authorship.
Resources from the Royal Society to help early career researchers navigate through their publishing journey and develop their academic career. These include grant schemes, scientific meetings, open publishing practices, co-reviewing, talks, webinars and blog posts including our growing author tips collection. Our comprehensive resource hub provides early career researchers with the foundational knowledge of the publishing process and brings together resources to help you publish.
The Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG) is an internationally recognized, open-access peer-reviewed publication dedicated to elevating students, post-docs, policy fellows and early career scholars in science, technology and innovation policy and governance debate worldwide. Since 2011, JSPG has served as a vehicle for students and early career researchers to bolster their research and writing credentials in science policy. JSPG also elevates published work using a podcast, conference panels, and webinars that foster intergenerational discussions and engage the next generation in science policy. Opportunities with JSPG: ● Publication opportunities - submit your science policy research to our standard or special issue deadlines throughout the year. ● Writing workshops and webinars - attend events to learn from science policy experts and practice your writing skills in preparation for submission. ● Editorial board - our editorial board is composed of early career researchers looking to build their skills in science policy writing and editing. ● Ambassador program - we offer ambassador opportunities for students interested in science policy. ● Science policy & advocacy certificate program - learn key concepts and develop practical skills in science policy and advocacy, and network with policy professionals. ● Opportunities for published authors - we highlight published work through speaking opportunities and conference panels, in addition to media outreach. ● Podcast - we interview published authors, to provide another medium for them to share more about their publications and reach an extended audience in science policy. Submission deadlines: • 2023 Special Issue deadlines: October 29, 2023 - Sponsored by Sigma Xi and the Rita Allen Foundation • 2023 Standard issue deadlines: November 26, 2023 - Winter Standard Issue Follow JSPG on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Soundcloud. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest call for papers, volume releases and professional development opportunities in science policy. Website: https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SciPolJournal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SciPolJournal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCREFJdaKqt3tCw4IfxGRcyw Instagram: https://instagram.com/scipoljournal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-journal-of-science-policy-and-governance/ Newsletter sign up: https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/contact.html
myIDP - a unique, web-based career-planning tool tailored to meet the needs of PhD students and postdocs in the sciences. It calculate and compare your skills/interests/values responses to key factors for 60 different career paths within 20 different career categories that are options for you as a scientist.