Last retort – Page 2
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Taking the foundation course route
Students should be told more about the different paths to a career in chemistry
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Synthesising molecules and memories
Scientific adventures start with the support of an inspirational supervisor
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Outdated practical techniques still have lessons to teach
Understanding old methods provides valuable insights into the new
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How does your garden grow?
With the help of a handful elements from the periodic table, of course
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Fixing chemistry’s branding problem
Engaging with others to improve the central science’s image
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The chemist’s gambit
If artificial intelligence can revolutionise chess, what might it do to chemistry?
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Come fly with me… just not there, or there
Travel risk assessments should account for the prejudice faced by Queer scientists
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The seabirds saved by synthetic chemistry
How an agricultural demand for bird poo almost destroyed an island group’s ecosystem
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The challenges and opportunities of conducting research in developing countries
Barriers, collaboration and creativity
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Being ‘foreign’ in a foreign land
International students face a huge number of cultural and financial challenges
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Representing neurodivergent, queer Indian women in science
How I became the representation I needed
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Life as a chemist in the second world war
Margaret Appleton shares the recollections of her father Robert Hopkins, a chemist at the De Havilland Aircraft Company
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Five lessons from the career journey of an accidental chemist
Tip and tricks from dilutions to the excellent properties of lab floors
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The critical role of chemistry in D&D poisons
Not everything in Dungeons and Dragons is fantasy