Interdisciplinary School of Doctoral Studies - University of Bucharest

Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01548-4

Are groundbreaking science discoveries becoming harder to find? Researchers are arguing over whether ‘disruptive’ or ‘novel’ science is waning – and how to remedy the problem.

Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.

AI for research: the ultimate guide to choosing the right tool Nature Careers

How asking my Ph.D. adviser for areas to improve transformed my career outlook “That feedback gave me permission to step away from the idea that I had to fit into a certain mold as a scientist,” this author writes

How immersion in a different culture made me a better researcher “By stepping outside my comfort zone, I gained the confidence to pivot my research in new directions,” this scientist writes

For the past 3 million years, hominins increasingly migrated to sites with rough terrain, new Science Advances research confirms.

The work adds support to an existing hypothesis that says hominins favored and adapted to rougher areas during their global expansion because these areas tended to have more biodiversity and resources. https://bit.ly/3TYCwNF

How I turned seemingly ‘failed’ experiments into a successful Ph.D. ROBERT NEUBECKER Table of contentsA version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 385, Issue 6704.Download PDF I sat alone in our microscopy room, staring at the blank wall. “It doesn’t work no matter what I do!” I thought despairingly. I had spent the past 10 months repeating an experiment w...

I was lost in the details of my Ph.D. research—until my mentors guided me out “Big-picture thinking is one of the most adaptable, universal skills one can bring from a Ph.D.,” this scientist writes