I am a freelance science and travel writer. Columnist and contributor for Nature.
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11 Jul 2022
For possible Nature story: Are any scientists in "trigger states" concerned that the Roe v Wade ruling will make it hard to recruit postdocs and grad students? Are any UK or EU scientists now reluctant to move to US? Please contact me at cdwoolston @ gmail.
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8 Jul 2022
We can all use a chance to unplug and unwind, but here’s the rub: Recovery from work tends to be the most difficult and elusive for those who need it most.
For workers feeling burned out on the job, there’s a science to recovery.
NEW by @cdwoolston:
knowablemagazine.org/article…
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3 Jul 2022
PhD and master's degree students: Please consider taking this @nature survey. We designed the questions to get at the heart of the graduate student experience. The survey runs through July 18. We'd love to hear from you. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Chris Woolston retweeted
27 Jun 2022
❗ Calling all #PhD and #Masters students in #STEM: take part in our global careers survey (and a chance to win £100) @Nature go.nature.com/3QpW6z1
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Chris Woolston retweeted
28 Jun 2022
@cdwoolston and team at @NatureCareers are running a survey 📝for #PhD and #Masters students in #STEM, this is a good way to help to guide their future coverage of issues facing PhD and master’s students. Have your say:
27 Jun 2022
❗ Calling all #PhD and #Masters students in #STEM: take part in our global careers survey (and a chance to win £100) @Nature go.nature.com/3QpW6z1
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Chris Woolston retweeted
8 Jun 2022
Despite being highlighted in @Nature and @ScienceMagazine - @UF will only raise Biology PhD by $559.5 (all stipends by 3% after not raising them since 2017). This doesn't even cover the cost of fees for a single semester. @uf_gau
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31 May 2022
Has the ‘great resignation’ hit academia? Excellent reporting by @VirginiaGewin (with an assist by @cdwoolston) @NatureCareers would indicate that the mid-career researchers are not okay.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Chris Woolston retweeted
24 May 2022
As inflation bites, @Nature reports on #PhD student salaries that fall well below the basic cost of living @cdwoolston @NatureCareers @ShellyGaynor nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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23 May 2022
PhD students can't survive the status quo. Grateful to see that my @Nature story is getting noticed. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Salaries for PhD students in the biological sciences fall well below the basic cost of living at almost every institution and department in the US, according to crowdsourced data go.nature.com/3GcrZ9e
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23 May 2022
Thank you @cdwoolston and @Nature for covering Biology grad students struggle to afford to live: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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23 May 2022
Thank you @cdwoolston and @Nature for bringing attention to this important issue. @JanePetzoldt and I are grateful that we could contribute to this piece.
PhD students face cash crisis with wages that don’t cover living costs nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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21 Jun 2021
Help us better understand the current state of scientific careers. Take Nature’s salary and satisfaction survey: go.nature.com/2tdgdt0
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Chris Woolston retweeted
30 Mar 2021
New! The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.
📝 : @cdwoolston knowmag.org/31xKRMz
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5 Sep 2020
The science of racial disparities in policing. Thanks to @DrPhilGoff for the fascinating (and timely) conversation. knowablemagazine.org/article…
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3 Sep 2020
This story took months, but it couldn’t be more timely. knowablemagazine.org/article…
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Chris Woolston retweeted
"Singular science“. Great article in @KnowableMag featuring ICN members Suzanne McDonald, Nicholas Schork, and Christopher Schmid. Check it out here: knowablemagazine.org/article…
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25 Jan 2020
My Knowable story on immigrant detention, a thorny issue with far-reaching consequences. knowablemagazine.org/article…
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Chris Woolston retweeted
30 Jul 2019
The people behind the breakthroughs are struggling. Can young #researchers survive the system? @cdwoolston explores this... buff.ly/2YhvHvW
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