Long reads – Page 7
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CareersIt came from the blog
Is blogging an innocuous pastime? Or could it help, or even harm, your career? Hayley Birch investigates
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CareersWest side stories
A stint in a US chemistry lab is a rite of passage for many academics. Sarah Houlton talks to the chemists who went to the labs of opportunity
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CareersTo detect and defend
Rebecca Hopkins tells Philip Robinson about her life and work as a scientist in the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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CareersGetting the balance right
Julie Franklin explains the advantages of flexible working, and how to make it work for you
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CareersMasters of their art
Nina Notman meets the National Gallery’s team of analysts, putting masterpieces under the microscope and protecting them for posterity
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CareersArt imitating life
Briony Marshall’s sculptures find form in her biochemical background, she tells Manisha Lalloo
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CareersMasters of all things green
The University of York’s green chemistry master’s educates on all angles, from legislation to commercialisation, as Emma Davies finds out
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CareersRemote possibilities
Now you can graduate in drug discovery without ever leaving the house, as Sarah Houlton finds out
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CareersAnalysis without borders
Nina Notman looks at a European master’s course that lets students choose where and what to learn
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CareersScience within Reach
Charlotte Ashley-Roberts explains what the Reach regulations could mean for you and your role
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CareersThinking small
Developing tiny catalysts for miniature devices in a compact company, Daniele Leonarduzzi tells Manisha Lalloo why small is beautiful
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CareersChemistry in close-up
Nina Notman talks to IBM’s atomic manipulation group, and the scientists who snapped the first molecular mug shots
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CareersChanging phases
John Goodby has discovered new forms of matter and invented new materials. Helen Carmichael speaks to him about his career
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CareersShould I stay or should I go?
Relocating a research group can be a stressful experience. Nina Notman asks academics how they coped with making the move
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CareersChasing the sun
It took some time, and a lot of jobs, but Matt Carnie eventually found a role he loves in materials research. Manisha Lalloo asks for his career analysis
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CareersChina's foreigner investment
As China positions itself as a world-leader in research, western scientists are in demand. Vikki Cantrill talks to the chemists who have emigrated east
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CareersWhat's in it for SME?
Small businesses offer unique opportunities for those who are up to the job, explains Charlotte Ashley Roberts
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CareersThe asymmetry problem
Reiko Kuroda has been tackling asymmetry her whole life, from molecular chirality to gender inequality, she tells James Mitchell Crow
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CareersGeneration next
AstraZeneca is investing in the future of drug discovery with its new graduate training scheme in pharma. Manisha Lalloo finds out more
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CareersBy royal appointment
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 brings UK science and industry together through its industrial fellowship scheme. Philip Robinson reports