Long reads – Page 11

  • 0712CW-JOBS_Fig1_300
    Careers

    Athletic analysis

    2012-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Manisha Lalloo finds out how chemistry helps sports people listen to their bodies and perform at their best

  • 0712CW-JOBS_Fig5_300
    Careers

    Succouring success

    2012-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Houlton reports on BioCity Nottingham, a start-up incubator helping fledgling companies find their feet

  • 0712CW-JOBS_Fig3_300
    Careers

    On your marks, get set, go

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Damian Bailey runs Nina Notman through the highs and lows of his career as an academic studying oxygen transport in the body

  • x0612CW_JOBS_pg070a-300
    Careers

    Not exactly rocket science

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Manisha Lalloo talks to some starry-eyed scientists making a career out of chemistry and the cosmos

  • x0612CW_JOBS_pg071-300
    Careers

    The profits of poison

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Glenn King tells James Mitchell Crow that when it comes to spider venom he just can’t get enough

  • Careers

    Use your body

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Joining a professional body has a range of career benefits from training to networking and sharing expertise explains Charlotte Ashley-Roberts

  • Careers

    Mixing business with chemistry

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Hayley Birch finds out why investing in graduate development is so essential to Afton Chemical’s success

  • Careers

    Working in isolation

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Living in rural or remote areas can make job hunting even harder. But there may be more opportunities than you think, explains Charlotte Ashley-Roberts

  • Careers

    A gap in the market

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    With a little luck and a lot of hard work, young entrepreneurs can turn ideas into careers. Emma Davies meets some graduates who are setting out and starting up

  • Careers

    First impressions

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    In today’s competitive jobs market, graduates need to get noticed. Simon Perks explains how to make a standout application

  • Careers

    Educating scholars

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    With many universities now opting to employ dedicated teaching staff, Sarah Houlton meets two of them for a lesson in undergraduate chemistry

  • Careers

    Views from a tall poppy

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Craig Priest tells Yfke Hager that stumbling into chemistry and tripping round the globe have given him a passion for science that he’s eager to share

  • Careers

    Working abroad

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Working in another country affords a world of new experiences and opportunities, says Charlotte-Ashley Roberts, but there’s a lot to think about before you start packing

  • Careers

    Support specialists

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Emma Davies finds out how Phosphonics is capitalising on designer functionalised materials that capture and catalyse with tailor-made chemistry

  • Careers

    Chew's life

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Revolymer’s expertise in polymer chemistry has brought non-stick, biodegradable chewing gum to the mass market

  • Careers

    The apprentice

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    A university education isn’t the only way to get started in chemistry - there are advantages of learning on the job with an apprenticeship

  • Careers

    To ECHA his own

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The EU’s Reach regulation involves a huge data gathering operation - Kaihsu Tai is working right at its heart

  • JOBS_pg073_300_ver2
    Careers

    The future of medicine

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    A medicinal chemistry course that’s giving students a real taste of pharma - failure, frustration and all