Opinions and views
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Culturally relevant teaching benefits science and students
Addressing the melanin in the room
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Relying on the h-index harms the careers of people who take career breaks
More holistic methods are needed to accurately assess the quality of a researcher’s work
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Integrating coding into chemistry helps science progress faster
Taking a beginner Python programming course can lead to big efficiency gains
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Taking the foundation course route
Students should be told more about the different paths to a career in chemistry
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The importance of providing young people with mental health support
Do you feel safe openly discussing your mental health with your colleagues at work?
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How online conferences add together accessibility and inclusivity
Harnessing technology to increase diversity
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All work and no play
Is the long-hours culture of academic organic chemistry laboratories finally changing?
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Act now to support early-career researchers
The Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted long-existing issues that leaders need to take a stance on
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Rights and wrongs
Universities need to consider exactly what postgraduates’ employment status is
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Maintaining motivation
Competition might work in the short term, but a supportive environment produces more sustainable results
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Chemists amid coronavirus: 2020 in review
How the pandemic has changed the way we live and work around the world
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Using social media for personal branding
Being honest online helped my career reach new heights
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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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Online conferences have benefits worth retaining
Nothing’s quite the same as a scientific meeting
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PhD researcher mental health matters – now more than ever
And improving it is vital for the future of chemistry
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Why picking projects is like poker
Sometimes you prefer the high-risk, high-reward project to the ‘sure thing’
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What elements are on your bucket list?
Why chemists want to work with everything on the periodic table