Opinions and views
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CareersQuit while you’re ahead
Leaving a job can be the smart choice – whether you’re unhappy or not
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Opinion
Maintaining motivation
Competition might work in the short term, but a supportive environment produces more sustainable results
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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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Careers
In praise of appraisals
Taking the opportunity to learn more about yourself – and your employer
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Opinion
Using social media for personal branding
Being honest online helped my career reach new heights
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Careers
Time for the working hours debate
As universities reopen, academics should make time to take breaks
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Careers
Peer review requires revisions
Peer review is not perfect, but nor is it fundamentally flawed
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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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Careers
Hobbies don’t apply for recruitment
What does the hobbies section of a CV really tell an employer about a job candidate?
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Careers
Online events aren’t automatically accessible
With lectures moving online long-term, online accessibility benefits need building on
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Opinion
Online conferences have benefits worth retaining
Nothing’s quite the same as a scientific meeting
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Opinion
PhD researcher mental health matters – now more than ever
And improving it is vital for the future of chemistry
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Careers
Working from home time
Now more than ever, there’s an overlap between professional and personal life
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Opinion
Why picking projects is like poker
Sometimes you prefer the high-risk, high-reward project to the ‘sure thing’
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Careers
How author lists can give more credit
The contributor roles taxonomy highlights the variety of work that’s crucial to a research project
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Careers
Insecurity is the enemy of a healthy research culture
But scientists are still working collaboratively and creatively
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