CAREER NEWS

27 April 2026

Competition winners receive a cash prize and will see their images featured in Nature .

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Jack Leeming Jack Leeming is a senior careers editor at Nature .

Alexia Austin

This dawn shot of biologist Audun Rikardsen following trawlers in a Norwegian fjord was last year’s overall winner. Credit: Emma Vogel

Entries are now open for Nature ’s 2026 #ScientistAtWork photo competition . Capture a moment in your working day on camera for the chance to win a £500 cash prize (or local-currency equivalent) and the opportunity to see your winning image appear in print and online as part of the magazine’s Careers section.

To enter, simply take a photo that conveys the essence of your research and submit it to [email protected] . Previous winning images include those taken in the field, in laboratory workspaces and during science-communication outreach work. The competition opens today (27 April) and closes for entries on 8 May.…