
Chris Woolston
@cdwoolston
I am a freelance science and travel writer. Columnist and contributor for Nature.
ID: 613812682
http://www.chriswoolston.com 20-06-2012 22:25:53
206 Tweet
437 Followers
154 Following

The people behind the breakthroughs are struggling. Can young #researchers survive the system? Chris Woolston explores this... buff.ly/2YhvHvW


"Singular science“. Great article in Knowable Magazine featuring ICN members Suzanne McDonald, Nicholas Schork, and Christopher Schmid. Check it out here: knowablemagazine.org/article/health… Chris Woolston Annual Reviews Suzanne McDonald J #nof1 #SCED



The science of racial disparities in policing. Thanks to Phillip Atiba Goff for the fascinating (and timely) conversation. knowablemagazine.org/article/societ…

New! The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas. 📝 : Chris Woolston knowmag.org/31xKRMz



Thank you Chris Woolston and nature for bringing attention to this important issue. Jane Petzoldt 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/d4158…



As inflation bites, nature reports on #PhD student salaries that fall well below the basic cost of living Chris Woolston Nature Careers Shelly Gaynor nature.com/articles/d4158…


Has the ‘great resignation’ hit academia? Excellent reporting by @VirginiaGewin (with an assist by Chris Woolston) Nature Careers would indicate that the mid-career researchers are not okay. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Despite being highlighted in nature and Science Magazine - FLORIDA 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 Graduate Assistants United


Chris Woolston and team at Nature Careers 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:


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 Chris Woolston: knowablemagazine.org/article/societ…

