Postdocs nationwide were set to have an increased minimum salary or become eligible for overtime pay until a court injunction halted new Department of Labor regulations.

Rush Holt, former Congressman, physicist and CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), explains how scientists should move forward under the Trump Administration.

New analysis finds that smaller labs get more bang for the buck.

Home Office looks at slashing numbers from 300,000 to 170,000 under tougher student visa rules

36.4% of STEM grads still seeking employment or study.

Today, the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the NAS announced the formation of a 16-person committee to work on the Next Generation of Researchers study. This study was commissioned by the U.S. Congress in the fiscal 2016 omnibus appropriations package that passed in December 2015.

Institutions struggle to respond after court blocks regulations that would have increased wages for junior researchers.

Updating postdoc administration at institutions.

PhD students who teach at private universities like Yale have been recognised as employees and have the right to unionise. It’s a historic moment.

Nature readers reveal working hours and research challenges. In an online poll, almost two-thirds of readers say they have considered quitting research.

New equation also suggests way to predict a researcher's potential to produce top work.

Science says career success is random. Here's what that looks like.

Papers are like “lottery tickets,” researchers conclude

Many biologists are founding their own firms as venture capitalists show increased interest in science.

Taking an unconventional route after studying for a doctorate should not be seen as a failure, says Fiona Whelan

Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research.