Long reads – Page 6
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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
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CareersThe nano advocate
Steffi Friedrichs tells Emma Davies how an open-minded attitude led to her becoming director general of the Nanotechnology Industries Association
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CareersMind the gap
Laura Woodward considers the options for those looking for work after significant time away
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CareersThe changing face of the PhD
Universities in the UK are exploring the European approach of building a thesis from published papers, finds Nina Notman
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CareersFrom lab tech to mass spec
Carol Robinson left school at 16 with no science qualifications but found her way to the top
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CareersA web of possibilities
Andy Extance logs on to learn how massive open online courses could attract new students, improve education and help fill the global education gap
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CareersThe mothers of invention
Nina Notman profiles four researchers successfully balancing an academic career with family life
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CareersStrictly spectroscopy
Emma Davies chats to the creator of an interactive artwork that lets people get on down with some chemical choreography
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CareersA new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
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CareersThe right CV for me
It may only be read for a few seconds, so your CV needs to make an impact. Charlotte Ashley-Roberts explains how best to show off your skills
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CareersSuccour for India's struggling scientists
The Right to Research foundation is helping Indian researchers to work their way into a job, as Rajesh Parishwad finds out
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CareersPicturing the past with mass spec
Angela Lamb talks to Nina Notman about mastering isotope analysis to reconstruct ancient climates and cultures
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CareersChemistry by the tun
Emma Davies talks to the chemists using their science skills to set up stills and brew up beverages
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CareersBuilding a city of knowledge
Fernando Albericio left a comfortable position in Spain to help found Ecuador’s newest university. Michele Catanzaro finds out why
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CareersNuclear energy's next generation
Sarah Houlton meets the graduates training for careers in the nuclear industry
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CareersCupcake chemists
Bakery beginners Ann Gardiner and Kerri Elston talk to Yfke Hager about leaving the lab to create chemistry in the kitchen