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Not enough women opt for a career in research and too many drop out as they advance in an academic career. League of European Research Universities (LERU) is releasing a paper today with a commitment and with recommendations on what universities and others can do to make research careers attractive.

This document summarises international research evidence from the fields of science and mathematics education and makes recommendations. Through the presentation of ten ‘facts and fictions’, we make a case for the pressing need to integrate an awareness of STEM careers into the school curriculum.

Future Morph is designed to show you just some of the amazing and unexpected careers that studying science, technology, engineering and maths can lead to.Think of this as your basecamp, your launchpad, the door is open come on in and explore.

I’ve spent a lot of my life worrying about what to do for a job.  I’ve had so many interests, I felt like I might be dooming myself to an unsatisfying life if I picked the “wrong” one.

Once you’ve met new people and added them to your contacts list and perhaps your social networking sites, how can you use these contacts to help you achieve your goals?

When thinking about career opportunities in science, solid networking skills can be the key factor in determining where and how you’ll be spending your next holiday. Networking breaks down into two parts: small talk/meeting people and establishing/maintaining job-relevant connections.

Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.

A researcher at Oxford University has discovered that regularly playing computer games reduces the chances of going to university by a significant amount. [...] [BUT] Those who enjoyed computer games were no less likely to take on professional or managerial posts at the age of 33.

Seeding Labs helps scientists in the developing world gain access to lab equipment and other career resources.

Many researchers believe that quantitative metrics determine who gets hired and who gets promoted at their institutions. With an exclusive poll and interviews, Nature probes to what extent metrics are really used that way.