All Careers articles – Page 3
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CareersFinancial challenges affect the health of UK chemistry
Maintaining a healthy chemistry pipeline requires affordable education and training routes
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OpinionDo chemists die young?
Death notices for chemists suggest perhaps not, despite the hazards found in many labs
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CareersFor 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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CareersThe 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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OpinionThe chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
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OpinionYvonne 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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CareersHow 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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OpinionWhy 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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CareersThe importance of applying for funding early in your career
An empowering way to build a highly prized skill
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ResearchTeaching 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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CareersThe chroniclers of science
Communication officers dedicate their careers to telling impactful stories
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CareersHow 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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CareersThe 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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OpinionWorking 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
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CareersLong hours are a short-term solution for skills shortages
Instead, we need to invest in making careers more attractive
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CareersShould I stay or should I go?
Two colleagues in academia and industry reflect on their career choices