What’s the secret sauce for happy scientists at work? These eight countries offer some clues

October 13, 2026 · 12:00 am 2 sources

Image: Nature

Coverage

Wires & papers of record

• What’s the secret sauce for happy scientists at work? These eight countries offer some clues
  Nature · October 13, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03226-5 Meaningful work, flexibility and job security all matter more than salaries do, Nature’s job satisfaction survey shows.
• Daily briefing: What makes a happy scientist at work?
  Nature · October 13, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03306-6 Hear how researchers answered Nature’s 2026 science-job satisfaction survey. Plus, a detector for AI-generated ideas and the winners of the economics Nobel prize.