Long reads
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CareersChemistry career options in sustainability
There’s a wide variety of jobs that place the environment at their core
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Doctoring the doctorate
There are now more ways than ever before to complete your PhD, finds Kit Chapman
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The life of a chief scientific officer
A dream job for scientists who love to work with people
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The facts of being a fiction-writing chemist
Meet the chemists making creative use of their scientific skills
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Underrepresented scientists hardest hit by pandemic
The effects of Covid-19 have exacerbated existing inequalities in academia
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Studying chemistry in the age of Covid-19
University students across the UK are enjoying a mixture of online and practical learning as departments adjust to new restrictions
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Job hunting in a recession
Persistence is needed, but there are still career opportunities for chemists
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How chemo-ethnography puts chemistry in context
New social science fields are exploring how chemists and chemicals affect society
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UK universities prepare for a new academic year
Much uncertainty remains as chemistry departments plan how they’ll resume undergraduate teaching
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Looking after children and your career
With the right support, a research career and childcare can be balanced – even in lockdown
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The 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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Should scientists be activists?
Scientific objectivity isn’t stopping researchers from standing up for what they believe in
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Postdoc employment status varies widely
Researchers are vulnerable to financial instability and issues with healthcare
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Moving towards fairer academic rewards
New incentive systems take into account more than just a researcher’s publication history
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Results of the 2019 Pay and Reward Survey
Salaries have increased in line with inflation, and while the gender pay gap persists, it is at its lowest-ever level
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Have family, will conference
Conferences and caring responsibilities need not be incompatible
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