Chris Woolston

I am a freelance science and travel writer. Columnist and contributor for Nature.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@KarenHKaplan You’ll be bugging me about the survey in 2025, I know it. I’ll try to get a few more days to file but you’ll hold firm. And we’ll do it all again in 2026. That’s just the way you are.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@SandraPlanes Would you possibly be interested in being interviewed for a Nature Index story on innovation and COVID? If so, please email me at cdwoolston @ https://t.co/7Gqh1PRhGM. Thank you.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@aaronflint Trump evidently violated the Espionage Act by keeping top-secret nuclear documents. And your response is to blame the FBI. This should be fun.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@Sara_Reardon Hi there. If there's ever a story in Big Timber we'll have to duke it out. (You'll have a 20-mile head start though.)

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

For possible Nature story: Are any scientists in "trigger states" concerned that the Roe v Wade ruling will make it hard to recruit postdocs and grad students? Are any UK or EU scientists now reluctant to move to US? Please contact me at cdwoolston @ gmail.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

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[Knowable Magazine @KnowableMag]

We can all use a chance to unplug and unwind, but here’s the rub: Recovery from work tends to be the most difficult and elusive for those who need it most.

For workers feeling burned out on the job, there’s a science to recovery.

NEW by @cdwoolston:
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[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

PhD and master's degree students: Please consider taking this @nature survey. We designed the questions to get at the heart of the graduate student experience. The survey runs through July 18. We'd love to hear from you. https://t.co/3PmgQtwM5v

[Nature Careers @NatureCareers]

❗ Calling all #PhD and #Masters students in #STEM: take part in our global careers survey (and a chance to win £100) @Nature https://t.co/X9qLERPOqq

[Litmaps @LitmapsApp]

@cdwoolston and team at @NatureCareers are running a survey 📝for #PhD and #Masters students in #STEM, this is a good way to help to guide their future coverage of issues facing PhD and master’s students. Have your say:

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@EssmannJeff Please keep us posted if it gets any higher. Good luck to everyone up there.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@EssmannJeff Good luck Jeff. I was hoping to go up there this weekend. The road must be completely inundated.

[Shelly Gaynor @ShellyGaynor]

Despite being highlighted in @Nature and @ScienceMagazine - @UF will only raise Biology PhD by $559.5 (all stipends by 3% after not raising them since 2017). This doesn't even cover the cost of fees for a single semester. @uf_gau

[Kendall Powell @KendallSciWrite]

Has the ‘great resignation’ hit academia? Excellent reporting by @VirginiaGewin (with an assist by @cdwoolston) @NatureCareers would indicate that the mid-career researchers are not okay.

https://t.co/gkLwcT6gN5

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@JanePetzoldt Well, I tried!

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@mkirchner_ants Well deserved! I had no idea Science was working on a similar story, but it’s not surprising. I’m just glad the issue is getting so much attention.

[David Payne @davidrolanpayne]

As inflation bites, @Nature reports on #PhD student salaries that fall well below the basic cost of living @cdwoolston @NatureCareers @ShellyGaynor https://t.co/BJy6tIxgSM

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@ThosVarley @Nature I did mention the hard work of negotiators at NC State and Florida, but you're right--there are many other unions and organizers fighting for change. Perhaps this article and the dataset will give them even more momentum. Thanks for reading.

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

PhD students can't survive the status quo. Grateful to see that my @Nature story is getting noticed. https://t.co/gXrbZ35ceW

[Chris Woolston @cdwoolston]

@brophocles @SW_Columbia @GradLaborOrg That’s a good point. I did try to give credit to student negotiators at Florida and NC State. But other labor efforts deserve much credit and respect.