All Careers articles
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PodcastVanadium-based medicines & sustainable labs
Vanadium-based medicines? We discuss the 23rd element’s little-known potential in pharmaceuticals. Plus, how labs across the UK are making achievable changes to increase their sustainability.
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CareersHow chemists are making laboratories more sustainable
A collection of articles sharing tips from researchers who reduced their environmental impact with support from the RSC’s Sustainable Laboratories grants
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CareersSustainable laboratories: Reducing plastics
When to reuse plastic pipette tips and how to overcome psychological barriers to recyling single-use items
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CareersSustainable laboratories: Reducing water
How to adapt water cooling for water-stressed regions and investigate the carbon footprint of different circulation options
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CareersSustainable laboratories: Reducing energy
How to identify an efficient heating mechanism and implement energy-saving measures across the lab
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CareersSustainable laboratories: Cleaner solvents and substrates
How to identify greener replacements for DMF and recover ITO from glass substrates
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CareersSustainable laboratories: Recovering metals
How to scavenge platinum group metals from laboratory waste
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CareersSustainable laboratories: Best lab practice
How to encourage better environmental practices across a department and influence the next generation of researchers
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CareersMeet the researchers who are making bonds outside of the lab
There are many benefits to participating in extracurricular activities with colleagues
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NewsThree 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
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OpinionThe scientific career clock in China
Age limits on funding and recruitment programmes place unhelpful pressures on early-career researchers
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CareersInnovative SMEs and start-ups can be the Change Makers we need to tackle PFAS
The Royal Society of Chemistry is offering support to early-stage ventures that aim to solve problems associated with forever chemicals
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OpinionHow my master’s reshaped my view on higher education chemistry
After three relentless undergraduate years, the fourth year provided space to immerse myself in the subject
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NewsWomen and early-career researchers bore the burden of NIH’s funding disruptions
Almost 58% of the studies the US National Institutes of Health suddenly cancelled last year were female-led
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PodcastTwo states of water & science sleuths
In this episode, we discuss the two-state model of water, how science sleuths are fighting disinformation, and hear the latest headlines.
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CareersHow company presentations can be made relevant
Advice on how to engage with your audience and achieve your communication goals
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CareersHow to be a science sleuth
Research integrity experts share their tips for spotting and reporting fraudulent papers
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OpinionSteve Liddle: ‘Try and do something different to what everyone else is doing’
The organometallic chemist on working with the f-elements, following your instinct and remaining grounded
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CareersHow to get into – and ace – a summer undergraduate research programme
Five tips to help you make the most of these opportunities
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ResearchBreaking bonds and bringing disciplines together to replace one of chemistry’s most controversial molecules
Rebecca Trager meets an organic chemist catalysing the search for BPA replacements by connecting synthetic chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and polymer chemists