Long reads – Page 11
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CareersThe social network
The virtual world can be a powerful networking tool if you know how to use it. Charlotte Ashley-Roberts explains how
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CareersFuelling the chemistry revival
Alan Darragh left industry behind to inspire others to study science, and now he’s helping to restart a long-lost chemistry department he tells Emma Davies
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CareersResourcing the resource boom
Kelly Scientific Resources has its work cut out supplying scientists for Australia’s expanding mining and environmental science sectors, learns James Mitchell Crow
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Your route to recruitment
Three recruitment agencies tell Yfke Hager their job hunting tips, and explain how they can lend a helping hand
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CareersAthletic analysis
Manisha Lalloo finds out how chemistry helps sports people listen to their bodies and perform at their best
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CareersSuccouring success
Sarah Houlton reports on BioCity Nottingham, a start-up incubator helping fledgling companies find their feet
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CareersOn your marks, get set, go
Damian Bailey runs Nina Notman through the highs and lows of his career as an academic studying oxygen transport in the body
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Use your body
Joining a professional body has a range of career benefits from training to networking and sharing expertise explains Charlotte Ashley-Roberts
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CareersNot exactly rocket science
Manisha Lalloo talks to some starry-eyed scientists making a career out of chemistry and the cosmos
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CareersThe profits of poison
Glenn King tells James Mitchell Crow that when it comes to spider venom he just can’t get enough
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Mixing business with chemistry
Hayley Birch finds out why investing in graduate development is so essential to Afton Chemical’s success
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Working in isolation
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
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First impressions
In today’s competitive jobs market, graduates need to get noticed. Simon Perks explains how to make a standout application
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A gap in the market
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
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Educating scholars
With many universities now opting to employ dedicated teaching staff, Sarah Houlton meets two of them for a lesson in undergraduate chemistry
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Working abroad
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
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Support specialists
Emma Davies finds out how Phosphonics is capitalising on designer functionalised materials that capture and catalyse with tailor-made chemistry
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Views from a tall poppy
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
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Chew's life
Revolymer’s expertise in polymer chemistry has brought non-stick, biodegradable chewing gum to the mass market
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The apprentice
A university education isn’t the only way to get started in chemistry - there are advantages of learning on the job with an apprenticeship