All Careers articles – Page 14
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CareersHobbies don’t apply for recruitment
What does the hobbies section of a CV really tell an employer about a job candidate?
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CareersLooking after children and your career
With the right support, a research career and childcare can be balanced – even in lockdown
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ResearchBeautiful molecules ring up with a purpose
How Stephen Goldup used his experience in organic synthesis to find a supramolecular niche
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NewsInitiative to curb bias hasn’t eliminated racial disparities in NIH funding
Study uncovers statistically significant differences between the preliminary overall impact scores awarded to black and white researchers
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NewsMentorship ‘strongly predicts’ protégé success in the sciences
Researchers whose mentors later win science prizes are two- to four times more likely to go on to have ‘superstar’ careers
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CareersHow hobbies can help your science
Indulging in a hobby can bring benefits inside and outside of work
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OpinionViewing science as a meritocracy allows prejudice to persist
Tomáš Hudlický’s opinions are abhorrent but disturbingly familiar
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CareersOnline events aren’t automatically accessible
With lectures moving online long-term, online accessibility benefits need building on
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OpinionOnline conferences have benefits worth retaining
Nothing’s quite the same as a scientific meeting
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CareersZooming into online vivas
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced academics to adopt a new model with some unexpected advantages
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OpinionPhD researcher mental health matters – now more than ever
And improving it is vital for the future of chemistry
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CareersHow to lead a research team
By building skills to support your lab members, you lay the foundation for success
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CareersThe rise of the virtual chemistry conference
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, online talks and poster sessions are moving to the mainstream
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ResearchIntroducing chirality to give organic electronics a twist
Medicinal molecules and electronic materials aren’t often found in the same research group. Meet Matthew Fuchter, who’s excelling at both
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CareersWorking from home time
Now more than ever, there’s an overlap between professional and personal life
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CareersShould scientists be activists?
Scientific objectivity isn’t stopping researchers from standing up for what they believe in