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CareersCareer turning points
Robert Bowles asks how you should react when opportunity unexpectedly presents itself
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A mile in their shoes
Nina Notman explores the options open to scientists looking to learn more about policymaking and the inner workings of government
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Back to the bench
Returning to research after a career break is never easy. Manisha Lalloo investigates the trust helping to bridge the gap
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Writing a skill-based CV
Julie Franklin explains how to present yourself when your traditional CV starts to overflow
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Reserving room on the rocket
Emma Davies and Katharine Sanderson report on the administrative challenges involved for those who want to run experiments in space
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The space junky
Sending her experimental polymers into space was a career high for Lenore Rasmussen. But space is just one part of the story, Nina Notman finds
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What are you worth?
Ask and you may receive. Don’t and you definitely won’t. Robert Bowles discusses how to get an increase in salary
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Show and tell
Nina Notman explores the performance-based communication competitions turning researchers into raconteurs
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The kitchen chemist
Nina Notman finds nothing half-baked about the chemistry demonstrations that Stephen Ashworth whips up
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New kid on the block
The transition to a new organisation can be made smoother by following a few simple guidelines, says Laura Woodward
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Is age the next diversity challenge?
Sarah Byrne investigates whether age discrimination could be unfairly holding back some researchers
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The nano advocate
Steffi Friedrichs tells Emma Davies how an open-minded attitude led to her becoming director general of the Nanotechnology Industries Association
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Mind the gap
Laura Woodward considers the options for those looking for work after significant time away
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The changing face of the PhD
Universities in the UK are exploring the European approach of building a thesis from published papers, finds Nina Notman
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From lab tech to mass spec
Carol Robinson left school at 16 with no science qualifications but found her way to the top
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A web of possibilities
Andy Extance logs on to learn how massive open online courses could attract new students, improve education and help fill the global education gap
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Astana, Kazakhstan
On paper, a move to Kazakhstan was going to be liberating for Raymond Whitby, but the reality is a new set of challenges, as Emma Davies discovers
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The mothers of invention
Nina Notman profiles four researchers successfully balancing an academic career with family life
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Strictly spectroscopy
Emma Davies chats to the creator of an interactive artwork that lets people get on down with some chemical choreography
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A new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
