Your time is valuable. Don’t give it away just for ‘exposure’

Dritjon Gruda

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01516-y

Your time is valuable. Don’t give it away just for ‘exposure’

Dritjon Gruda^*

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Academia relies on unpaid labour — but researchers should think carefully about what kind of work they’re willing to give to for-profit organizations for free, says Dritjon Gruda.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01516-y
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2 Jun 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Careers
Lab life
Publishing
Scientific community

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Your time is valuable. Don’t give it away just for ‘exposure’

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