Series 17 May 2024

Working Scientist career profiles

These articles profile individual scientists with unusual career histories, achievements, skills or outside interests.

Articles

How I fled bombed Aleppo to continue my career in science

Aref Kyyaly’s quest to find a safe place, away from Syria, to do research taught him perseverance. Don’t give up, is his advice.
- Benjamin Plackett
Career Feature8 May 2024 Nature
The neuroscientist formerly known as Prince’s audio engineer

Susan Rogers worked with the legendary singer-songwriter before earning a PhD in her 50s on auditory memory and how we listen to music throughout life.
- Anne Gulland
Career Feature14 Mar 2024 Nature
I run a physics lab — and thousands of kilometres a year

In 2023, Jenny Hoffman ran across the United States in 47 days, smashing the women’s world record. But she still found time to lead a research team.
- Sara Reardon
Career Feature12 Feb 2024 Nature
A crime-busting path to planetary science

Andrew Lincowski was a police officer before undertaking a PhD in astronomy and astrobiology. For a while, his career spanned both roles, before he moved into teaching.
- Anne Gulland
Career Feature17 Jan 2024 Nature

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