All Careers articles – Page 3
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CareersTime off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.
Menstrual leave can improve working conditions for all employees
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OpinionRobyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
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CareersWorkplace support for menstruation and menopause
The chemical industry and universities are doing more to give chemists what they need to manage their menstrual health
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CareersThe All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry is going for gold
Sharing best practices across chemistry departments to create better working environments and get Athena Swan accreditation
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CareersCultural changes need to stop PhD students working for free
Top-down support is needed to stop exploitative PhD practices
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Opinion‘Equality means more than passing laws’
How to make chemistry spaces inclusive of all genders
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CareersBridging the gap after submitting a PhD thesis
Finding ways to fund students as they search for jobs and complete lab work for publications
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CareersFrom professional ballet dancer to quantum chemist
Creativity has been central to James Shee’s career across both art and science
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CareersHidden from view: being a scientific advisor for the emergency services
Stephen Yao’s expertise helps the emergency services deal with chemical incidents
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CareersDoes gamification have a place in chemistry education?
Escape rooms, murder mysteries and virtual reality are being used to try to make the subject more attractive to students
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OpinionMy summer writing for Chemistry World
Rupo Mapanga on being a science writer intern at the Royal Society of Chemistry
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CareersSara Shinton’s career developing research leaders
UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellows Development Network director is on a mission to improve research culture through good leadership
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BusinessDow to cut 1500 jobs as global chemicals industry reshapes
US firm joins other industry heavyweights in shedding jobs to cut costs
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CareersNew UKRI terms do more to acknowledge the diversity of PhD researchers
But further stipend increases are needed to fully widen access to doctoral study
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NewsPay increase for UKRI-funded PhD students is biggest since 2003
Postgraduate pay campaign welcomes increase but points to years of erosion of stipends
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NewsCaltech grad students and postdocs secure pay rises and better benefits
After months of negotiations union helps academics secure expanded protections and new rights
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NewsExplainer: How an American car workers’ union became a champion for postdocs
The United Auto Workers union now represents over 100,000 academics, supercharging their fight for better conditions
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CareersCelebrating the often-overlooked skills developed in chemistry practical classes
Where else do you get such an opportunity to tinker with things?