CAREER NEWS 28 May 2026 Science and society are undergoing rapid change. Nature wants to know how this is affecting careers, workplace culture and salaries. By Linda Nordling Linda Nordling is a freelance journalist in Cape Town, South Africa. You have full access to this article via your institution. A Nature survey aims to identify the factors that are steering career directions for working scientists. Credit: Pgiam/Getty Nature wants to hear from researchers around the world about what it feels like to work in science today. Are you burnt out? Excited about artificial intelligence? Optimistic about your future in science — or not? Take Nature ’s 2026 Science Job Satisfaction Survey until 26 June . The 15-minute survey aims to capture how scientists feel about their careers at a time of rapid change in science and society.…