All mentoring articles
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CareersThe importance of mentoring networks for female scientists
Networks for female chemists are providing the missing mentorship that many hope will help women flourish in chemistry careers
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Opinion
Jacqueline Barton: ‘I want to focus on the good stuff’
The Caltech chemist talks about her life as a New Yorker and female scientific powerhouse
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Opinion
Synthesising molecules and memories
Scientific adventures start with the support of an inspirational supervisor
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Careers
How to find a suitable PhD supervisor
Five tips for identifying who will give you the support you need
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Opinion
In situ with Tebello Nyokong
The influential chemist on nurturing confidence in students and taking inspiration from the humanities
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Opinion
Leading a lab through pandemic-induced uncertainty
Emphathy is vital to support mentees effectively
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Opinion
Prasanna de Silva: ‘Kindness plays a key role in academia’
The influential Sri Lankan chemist on serendipity, slowness and the excitement of Irish percussion
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Careers
The benefits to mentors of mentoring
Mentoring a junior scientist offers plenty of benefits for you as well
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Careers
You can’t measure a mentor solely by gender
A mentoring relationship is inherently personal and unique
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Opinion
Kelly Chibale: ‘No leader should be feared’
The founder of the H3D drug discovery centre in South Africa on leadership and flying with Jürgen Klopp
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Opinion
Enabling environments support the development of diverse teams
A great workplace allows individuals to be constrained only by the limits of their own minds
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News
Mentorship ‘strongly predicts’ protégé success in the sciences
Researchers whose mentors later win science prizes are two- to four times more likely to go on to have ‘superstar’ careers
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Careers
Why you should look for a mentor
Manage your career proactively by seeking guidance from others
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News
Mentors with wide-ranging research interests nurture the most successful scientists
Study examined career paths and mentoring support for 18,000 biomedical researchers
