Long reads – Page 7
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CareersPlanning a 50-year career
The retirement age is creeping up, so it’s wise to think about your future today, says Julie Franklin
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CareersSigning science
Helen Carmichael reports on a project that’s making sign language scientifically articulate
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CareersThinking outside the blocks
Ellen Kooijman talks to Yfke Hager about research, rocks and building bricks
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CareersIce cold chemist
Eric Wolff constructs the chemistry of ancient climate from Antarctic ice cores. Nina Notman reports
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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