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From designing your experiments to advancing your career, Nature Masterclasses offers online courses that cover the whole research cycle. Take this quiz to find out our top recommendations for you.

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Learn techniques and strategies to develop your skills, confidence and career

Expert

High-quality training delivered by Nature Portfolio journal Editors and academic and professional experts

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Bite-sized online lessons with videos and learning activities - or full workshops offering one-to-one expert interaction

New and most popular courses

Experiments: From Idea to Design


New! Learn to develop, plan, and refine robust and impactful experiments

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Scientific Writing and Publishing


Popular! Learn how to write and publish a great research paper

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Persuasive Grant Writing


Popular! Learn how to use narrative tools to write convincing grant applications

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

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Advancing Your Scientific Presentations


Communicate your results in an engaging and memorable way

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Data Analysis: Planning and Preparing


Maximise the outputs of your data and avoid time-consuming mistakes

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Data Analysis: Conducting and Troubleshooting


Develop your data skills for more effective results

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Effective Collaboration in Research


Learn how to participate in and lead successful collaborations

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Finding Funding Opportunities


Learn how to find the best fitting funding opportunities for you

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Focus on Peer Review


Learn the foundations of good peer review

Free-to-access

Interpreting Scientific Results


Learn how to interpret scientific findings with more confidence

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Managing Research Data to Unlock its Full Potential


Learn the foundations of effective data management

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Narrative Tools for Researchers


Learn how to share your research story persuasively with your peers

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

Networking for Researchers


Create and nurture professional relationships for mutual benefit

Subscriptions available to institutions | Free sample available

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One and two-day workshops in scientific writing and publishing


Available to institutions worldwide and now as a virtual workshop

Our experts

Bhramar Mukherjee

Professor and Chair of Biostatistics, University of Michigan

Julienne Stroeve

Professor and Canada 150 Chair, University of Manitoba

Magdalena Skipper

Editor in Chief, Nature

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David Payne

Managing Editor, Careers & Supplements, Springer Nature

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Post-doctoral student, USA [Online course]

"I like how the topics are broken up. The shortness of the videos allows me to fit them in between work and research."

Post-doctoral student, Italy [Online course]

"As an early-career research it is invaluable to me (and likely will save my mentor some time)…"

PhD student, China [Workshop]

"I can't wait to put into practice what I learnt in my subsequent works."

Post-doctoral student, Germany [Online course]

"It was very easy to dip in and out of a module and pick up some information in a short space of time."

PhD student, Norway [Online course]

"The opportunity to through my abstract with the editors was fantastic…The workshop booklet is a great resource to take home with me."

PhD student, United Kingdom [Workshop]

"Editors were approachable as well as knowledgeable. Worth the investment as it was engaging throughout."

PhD student, China [Workshop]

"I like this kind of workshop, from which I learned a lot, so I'm more confident and know what need to do."

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