Starting up in science: Episode 3
Nature Podcast
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4.5 • 893 Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Episode 3
As newly-minted principal investigators, Ali and Dan have grand plans for their research – but science is slow, especially when other demands loom large: hiring staff, mentoring and teaching students and, of course, the race to secure funding.
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