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WebinarWorking safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders
How safe is the lab when you’re pregnant? Join our conversation on 9 September
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CareersHow 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
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News‘Losing an entire generation of scientific talent’: top US universities accepted 15% fewer PhDs
Analysis of 55 research unis also reveals a 21% decline in applications from foreign students to US doctoral programmes for the coming year
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CareersHow a binational PhD opens two doors to a future research career
Top tips from Suvarna Sujilkumar, who is currently pursuing a Binational PhD at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, India and Julius Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), Germany
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OpinionThe art of not letting the lab burn down
Behind every experiment is a technician quietly preventing catastrophe
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ResearchWatching unpaired electrons at work
From building the Centre for Pulse EPR at Imperial to probing electron transfer in real time, Maxie Rößler is pushing an overlooked technique into the spotlight
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CareersMaking lab equipment more accessible for chemists with physical disabilities
‘Chemical laboratories are often designed around a very narrow idea of standard talent,’ says one academic striving to make such spaces more inclusive
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CareersMeet the researchers finding fulfilment in leadership and administration
When a research responsibilities expand into something with a wider impact
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OpinionHow learning languages helps me become a better scientist
Lessons from a multicultural scientific journey
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NewsSocioeconomic background still holding back students in chemistry, RSC report finds
Access is only the first step to making the chemical sciences inclusive
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OpinionWhy setting up a café is a good idea for chemistry students
Where support benefits both mentors and mentees
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OpinionWhat do university chemistry practicals really test?
In Nitheeshan Gunanantham’s experience, stamina can become a stand-in for skill
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CareersWhat to do if you’re facing dismissal
What a disciplinary process feels like, and the practical steps to take early
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OpinionBen Zhong Tang: ‘If you have to do something, try to do it well’
The polymer chemist on finding love for a subject, working with others and staying optimistic
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CareersSupporting pregnant chemists
Risk assessments and flexible working policies all provide valuable support – but how proactively this is offered varies greatly
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NewsUniversity of Sheffield planning to cut jobs in chemistry and materials science
Around 20% of the chemistry and materials science faculty could lose their jobs as university address financial challenges
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CareersA career journey where nothing is lost and everything is transformed
What Lavoisier can teach you about career development
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NewsNottingham’s chemistry department faces loss of 30% of faculty amid university-wide staff cuts
The department’s technicians and support staff are also at risk
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OpinionAfrica should treat entrepreneurial science as a lifeline, not a luxury
Synchronised action from universities, policymakers and scientists is needed to bridge the gap from ideas to impact