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When should you help your colleagues?

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Assisting trustworthy co-workers can pay dividends for your career and wellbeing

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The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Whether exploring the elements or the science of technology, chemical scientists improve health, the environment and daily life

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From creating life-saving drugs to life-changing technologies, making a difference through candidates is in our DNA 

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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

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Harnessing science and technology to protect the UK, and the rest of the world too

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RSSL

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Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) is a cutting-edge contract research organisation based in Berkshire, UK

Location guides

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The high life in Switzerland

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What’s going on in West Yorkshire

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Is there a future for chemists in São Paulo?

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A new life in New Jersey

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Seeking a career in Portugal

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The low down on Belgium

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The heart of Japan

Cardiff, Uk - November 30, 2014. Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay, Wales.

A Wales of a time

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Climbing the career ladder in southern Germany

  • The high life in Switzerland

  • What’s going on in West Yorkshire

  • Is there a future for chemists in São Paulo?

  • A new life in New Jersey

  • Seeking a career in Portugal

  • The low down on Belgium

  • The heart of Japan

  • A Wales of a time

  • Climbing the career ladder in southern Germany

Careers spotlight

Get insight into the chemical scientist’s working day at some of the world's best known companies, plus advice and guidance on how to land the job of your dreams

Practical advice

Inspiring lives

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Undergraduates in their element

Harnessing the history of tungsten to engage school students with the periodic table

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Developing colour-changing technologies

Lauren Bowker and Louise Anderson of The Unseen explain how they’re fusing materials chemistry and art

Pay & Benefits

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Postdoc employment status varies widely

Researchers are vulnerable to financial instability and issues with healthcare

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Results of the 2019 Pay and Reward Survey

Salaries have increased in line with inflation, and while the gender pay gap persists, it is at its lowest-ever level