Long reads – Page 5
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CareersThe Lego creator
Lego’s Thomas Tarp tells Rachel Brazil how the world’s largest toy company is at the forefront of chemical safety and sustainable materials
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CareersA Nobel cause
Nina Notman talks to the scientists at the international organisation protecting humanity from the horrors of chemical warfare
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CareersDigital defenders
Chris Chapman meets the volunteers guarding scientific accuracy on the world’s busiest websites
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CareersThe race to equality
Nina Notman looks at the group and individual efforts to promote racial equality in academia
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CareersThe textiles designer
Combining chemistry with a passion for textiles has taken Fern Kelly on an unusual career journey spanning the globe. Rachel Brazil investigates
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CareersGoing green in the lab
From major rebuilds to cost-free measures, there are many ways to improve a lab’s environmental credentials, as Emma Davies finds out
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CareersWays to impress at a careers fair
Robert Bowles reveals how to impress potential employers at a careers fair
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CareersTraining in European policy
The agencies of the EU and European Commission over a range of traineeships, many of which are suited to chemists. Emma Davies reports
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CareersBoston, US
With more pharma and biotech companies moving in to the Boston-Cambridge hub, Sarah Houlton asks what it’s like for the chemists involved
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CareersCareer turning points
Robert Bowles asks how you should react when opportunity unexpectedly presents itself
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CareersA mile in their shoes
Nina Notman explores the options open to scientists looking to learn more about policymaking and the inner workings of government
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CareersBack to the bench
Returning to research after a career break is never easy. Manisha Lalloo investigates the trust helping to bridge the gap
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CareersWriting a skill-based CV
Julie Franklin explains how to present yourself when your traditional CV starts to overflow
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CareersReserving room on the rocket
Emma Davies and Katharine Sanderson report on the administrative challenges involved for those who want to run experiments in space
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CareersThe space junky
Sending her experimental polymers into space was a career high for Lenore Rasmussen. But space is just one part of the story, Nina Notman finds
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CareersWhat are you worth?
Ask and you may receive. Don’t and you definitely won’t. Robert Bowles discusses how to get an increase in salary
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CareersShow and tell
Nina Notman explores the performance-based communication competitions turning researchers into raconteurs
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CareersThe kitchen chemist
Nina Notman finds nothing half-baked about the chemistry demonstrations that Stephen Ashworth whips up
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CareersNew kid on the block
The transition to a new organisation can be made smoother by following a few simple guidelines, says Laura Woodward
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CareersIs age the next diversity challenge?
Sarah Byrne investigates whether age discrimination could be unfairly holding back some researchers