Flexible working: Science in the gig economy (original) (raw)

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Will the future of research rely on independent workers who perform short-term jobs? Labour researchers and freelance scientists share their views.

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Kwok, R. Flexible working: Science in the gig economy.Nature 550, 419–421 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7676-419a

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