Making low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
The Chemistry World team shares some of its low-stakes mistakes
Have you ever made an typo, broke some equipment or made a general slip-up? Get in touch and tell us about some of your own low-stakes mistakes.
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South African scientists could face year in prison unless registered with national standards body, under proposed law
Researchers warn that registration offers little benefit and that the associated costs will disadvantage early-career researchers
Sarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
The natural product chemist talks growing up in New York, her dad’s late pursuit of a PhD, and her journey to plant chemistry and to Germany
How to write thesis acknowledgements
Tips for deciding who and how to thank those who have supported you through your PhD or dissertation
How Robert Crapnell carved out a new role between technician and academic
The research technical manager at Manchester Metropolitan University was awarded this year’s RSC Technical Excellence Prize
Highlights
How a university opened its doors to neurodivergent employees
From all-around support to tailored recruitment, a University of Nottingham initiative offers a blueprint for improving neuro-inclusion in the technical workforce
Meet the researchers who are making bonds outside of the lab
There are many benefits to participating in extracurricular activities with colleagues
Is work polygamy a new trend or the daily norm for researchers?
While many academics balance more than one role, some take on entirely separate jobs that allow them to explore different careers
Choosing the perfect path to an industrial R&D career
Options abound whether or not you have a PhD
Starting a chemistry PhD as a mature student
The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away
How to write thesis acknowledgements
Tips for deciding who and how to thank those who have supported you through your PhD or dissertation
How to become an open science champion
Five tips for your journey from adopter to leader
How to be a science sleuth
Research integrity experts share their tips for spotting and reporting fraudulent papers
How to get into – and ace – a summer undergraduate research programme
Five tips to help you make the most of these opportunities
How to grow an enormous single crystal
Top tips from David Boyce and his class, who have cultivated a 3kg single copper sulfate crystal
How to make academic service activities count
Five tips for tackling commitments effectively
Avtar Singh Matharu: ‘Being a visible role model is really important’
The green chemist on being authentic, having good mentors and being proud of your culture
‘Lots of researchers were doing very unusual things – I created an awards ceremony to celebrate them’
Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel prizes, on how the annual parody science award show began and how it’s changing
Sarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
The natural product chemist talks growing up in New York, her dad’s late pursuit of a PhD, and her journey to plant chemistry and to Germany
How Robert Crapnell carved out a new role between technician and academic
The research technical manager at Manchester Metropolitan University was awarded this year’s RSC Technical Excellence Prize
Combining AI with experiments to solve real-world materials problems
CuspAI’s Materials Foundry partner network includes 45 technology, data and materials chemistry companies to make and test its predictions
Pfizer’s green chemistry team turns 25
What began as a grassroots initiative has become embedded across Pfizer’s research and manufacturing operations, helping reshape processes from Viagra to Paxlovid
Finding brightness in the depth of power cuts
The illuminating lessons I learned from living with loadshedding
Three chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Laureates talk about how they faced frustration and self-doubt over whether they were cut out for chemistry before they finally triumphed
How company presentations can be made relevant
Advice on how to engage with your audience and achieve your communication goals
US researchers are advising students not to enter academia
A survey of NIH-grantees in Massachusetts reveals delayed hiring in labs, layoffs, careers being pursued abroad and research scope reductions
Establishing your independent research career
How to use an individual development plan to advance your career
Re-establishing my scientist identity in industry
How taking part in extracurricular activities during your PhD can help you build your CV
The importance of applying for funding early in your career
Should I stay or should I go?
Socioeconomic background still holding back students in chemistry, RSC report finds
Access is only the first step to making the chemical sciences inclusive
Cultural changes need to stop PhD students working for free
Top-down support is needed to stop exploitative PhD practices
Bridging the gap after submitting a PhD thesis
Finding ways to fund students as they search for jobs and complete lab work for publications
The pension cost of doing a PhD
Exploring the wider impacts of a PhD on your finances
Caltech grad students and postdocs secure pay rises and better benefits
After months of negotiations union helps academics secure expanded protections and new rights
Explainer: How an American car workers’ union became a champion for postdocs
The United Auto Workers union now represents over 100,000 academics, supercharging their fight for better conditions
Financial challenges affect the health of UK chemistry
Maintaining a healthy chemistry pipeline requires affordable education and training routes
Making low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
The Chemistry World team shares some of its low-stakes mistakes
Have you ever made an typo, broke some equipment or made a general slip-up? Get in touch and tell us about some of your own low-stakes mistakes.
Finding brightness in the depth of power cuts
The illuminating lessons I learned from living with loadshedding
Sarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
Chemistry contains multitudes
The art of the pivot, or how to fail yourself to happiness
Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders
How a university opened its doors to neurodivergent employees
How a binational PhD opens two doors to a future research career