All Careers articles
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Feature
20 years. 20 chemists. 20 stories. Part 2
How has chemistry changed in the last two decades?
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Careers
The narrative CV: a step towards more inclusive science?
Exploring an alternative to a traditional list of achievements
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Careers
Financial challenges affect the health of UK chemistry
Maintaining a healthy chemistry pipeline requires affordable education and training routes
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Opinion
Do chemists die young?
Death notices for chemists suggest perhaps not, despite the hazards found in many labs
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Careers
For chemistry to thrive, it needs to become less cliquey
We need to help more people break through the barriers of tight networks
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Careers
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
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Opinion
The chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
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Opinion
Yvonne Perrie: ‘Good research culture is about being able to learn and fail without judgment’
The drug delivery expert and multidisciplinary researcher on the importance of learning from failure and how a summer in a margarine factory influenced her career
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Careers
How taking part in extracurricular activities during your PhD can help you build your CV
Opportunities to take part in teaching, event organisation and outreach all develop valuable skills
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Opinion
Why we need public analysts
As the Association of Public Analysts winds up, Duncan Campbell reflects on the continued importance of the profession
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Careers
The importance of applying for funding early in your career
An empowering way to build a highly prized skill
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Research
Teaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature
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Careers
The chroniclers of science
Communication officers dedicate their careers to telling impactful stories
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Careers
How to get experience for science communication officer roles
Five tips to build your skills and see if it’s a career for you
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Careers
The early-career engineer showcasing women in the chemical industry
Jordan Riddle explains how embracing change and extra curricular activities has benefited her work in chemical production
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Opinion
Working in the chemical industries, plural
Despite often being presented as a monolith, there’s a huge variety of activities, working practices and reaction scales across industrial research