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Opinion
Why we need public analysts
As the Association of Public Analysts winds up, Duncan Campbell reflects on the continued importance of the profession
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Opinion
Working in the chemical industries, plural
Despite often being presented as a monolith, there’s a huge variety of activities, working practices and reaction scales across industrial research
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Careers
Long hours are a short-term solution for skills shortages
Instead, we need to invest in making careers more attractive
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Careers
Slow progress reforming academia creates its own generation gap
Requirements from funders and hiring committees have a cultural influence
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Careers
From baby boomers to gen Z, how do different generations approach chemistry?
Are differences in attitudes and training affecting science?
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Opinion
Lab digitalisation and industry 4.0
How technology can help us run our labs more efficiently
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Careers
How to find and make the most of a summer placement
Five tips for optimising your taste of academic or industrial workplaces
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Careers
Summer students act as an important catalyst for research
Investing in undergraduate projects advances science and develops future researchers
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Careers
The community of colleagues supporting each other through redundancy
The #SandwichTogether group on LinkedIn has also seen help pour in for affected Pfizer employees from across industry
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Careers
Results of the RSC’s 2023 Pay and Reward survey
Financial and mental wellbeing are linked as many chemists feel the effects of the cost-of-living crisis
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Opinion
Shining a spotlight on disabled scientists
As Enable Science launches a poster series to celebrate disabled scientists, founder Chantelle Minchin discusses the importance of representation
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News
UK public sector scientists end strike action
Prospect union calls off strikes after deal reached with UK government
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News
UK government urged to act on Stem training and visas
Campaign for Science and Engineering says skills shortage is costing economy £1.5 billion a year
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News
Share of women in US government Stem jobs has been static since 2005
Women are underrepresented in US federal Stem jobs and leave these posts at a higher rate than men, but more female supervisors might help
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Careers
When will funders take action on PhD and postdoc conditions?
Campaigns in the UK, Ireland and Canada await announcements