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How to protect your intellectual property

2020-09-03T13:42:00+01:00By

A great idea is just the first step on a long road

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Can we do better than peer review?

2020-08-26T14:02:00+01:00By

 Experimenting with better ways to assess researchers

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Translating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond

2020-08-06T13:44:00+01:00By

Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides

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A career in science communication

2020-07-16T08:38:00+01:00By

Scientist, writer, journalist, professor

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How the products of fire control the formation of snow

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Nadine Borduas-Dedekind brings an organic chemist’s arrow-pushing insight to reactions in the atmosphere

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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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Translating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond

Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides

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A career in science communication

Scientist, writer, journalist, professor

Pay & Benefits

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‘Cultural evolution’ needed to reinvigorate academic research

Research funding and academic reward systems should get an overhaul to recognise mentoring and public engagement

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Postdoc employment status varies widely

Researchers are vulnerable to financial instability and issues with healthcare