Funders are turning to a format that probes societal impact and acknowledges contributions from non-academic colleagues. Funders are turning to a format that probes societal impact and acknowledges contributions from non-academic colleagues.
If you’re working with indigeneous researchers, citizen scientists or local communities, find out about their expectations, including ones around payment and authorship. If you’re working with indigeneous researchers, citizen scientists or local communities, find out about their expectations, including ones around payment and authorship.
Support staff should speak up more about how their skills drive scientific discovery, says glassblower Terri Adams. Support staff should speak up more about how their skills drive scientific discovery, says glassblower Terri Adams.
Some researchers thank admin colleagues with chocolates or wine. But deadline pressures, and the need to generate research income, can sometimes result in bullying. Some researchers thank admin colleagues with chocolates or wine. But deadline pressures, and the need to generate research income, can sometimes result in bullying.
Research managers, citizen scientists, librarians and technicians rarely make it onto author lists. But an initiative to assess their hidden contributions to team science moved some judging panel members to tears. Research managers, citizen scientists, librarians and technicians rarely make it onto author lists. But an initiative to assess their hidden contributions to team science moved some judging panel members to tears.