At its most recent journal club, Lund Biomedicine Reproducibilitea got to hear guest speaker Isabel Barriuso Ortega, PhD, co-founder of Research Agora, talk about new publishing formats that aim to “make every result count.” Joined by her fellow co-founder, Pablo Hernández Malmierca, PhD, Isabel discussed several platforms for accelerating and simplifying the publication of scientific results, including their innovative “Marbles” model. These initiatives are intended to addre

Quick Takeaways The Ikigai framework can help PhD researchers identify possible career alternatives beyond traditional academia; Four critical questions transform doctoral skills into marketable services: needs assessment, confidence audit, passion alignment, and monetization strategy; Medical and health science PhDs possess high-value skills in writing, study design, project management, and statistical analysis that address real market gaps; Career transitions require refram

Lund Biomedicine ReproducibiliTea welcomed one of its largest turnouts ever at its latest journal club on February 4! This session featured AdvanSci co-founder Daniela Grassi, who presented “How to bolster employability through open science,” a recently published preprint by König et al. Daniela introduced some skills and tools that job-seeking candidates can implement to highlight their open science practices.