Natasha Mason explores how best to mitigate the negative effects of the worlds most widely used illicit drug.

Effective leaders should ideally make you feel calm, clear about priorities and cared for, say Gianpiero Petriglieri and Robert Harris.

Science is in good shape when leaders acknowledge things that go wrong, says Fiona Watt.

As a leader, you cannot hide, says Hagen Zimer of his managing-director role in industry. You need to be authentic, empathetic and a great listener.

Learning how to deliver a polite refusal, alongside management training, will help young scholars with leadership ambitions, says Gemma Modinos.

Science needs to progress from purely white Alpha male approaches to leadership. Charu Kaushic explains why.

What was it like to move abroad at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers describe the challenges and uncertainties they faced.

How to choose a workplace that is welcoming and safe, and where your career will thrive.

A lab move can expose you to collaborators from different disciplines and change the direction of your research. But it can be scary.

Three researchers outline the pros and cons of moving abroad for work or study.