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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Martyn Coles
In New Zealand, where there are close to zero active cases of Covid-19, labs have reopened with no distancing rules
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Research
How the products of fire control the formation of snow
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind brings an organic chemist’s arrow-pushing insight to reactions in the atmosphere
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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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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Omar Farha
An MOF pioneer has just reopened his lab at Northwestern University after more than two months, with new social distancing precautions
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: John Woodland
A medicinal chemist in South Africa sees his research ‘ground to a halt’ and worries about restrictions being lifted as infections are rising
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Careers
Looking after children and your career
With the right support, a research career and childcare can be balanced – even in lockdown
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Fiona Scott
A freshly-minted PhD talks about the challenges of life and job-hunting during a pandemic
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Dave Berkowitz
The new director of NSF’s chemistry division has started his job at a very challenging time
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News
Initiative to curb bias hasn’t eliminated racial disparities in NIH funding
Study uncovers statistically significant differences between the preliminary overall impact scores awarded to black and white researchers
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Careers
How hobbies can help your science
Indulging in a hobby can bring benefits inside and outside of work
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Lourival Possani
A biochemist in Mexico may retire if government funding for research dries up
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Liane Rossi
The head of a nanomaterials and catalysis lab at the University of São Paulo says the political situation in Brazil is ‘as bad as the virus’
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Lee Cronin
A University of Glasgow chemist finds that it’s no easy task to maintain a research group of about 70 during a pandemic that’s closed your lab
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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
Community minded
Helen Pain discusses how the RSC is serving its community today, and preparing for tomorrow
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Carolina Proaño
An Ecuadorian researcher has converted her lab to run the first Covid-19 tests in the Amazon
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Krystle McLaughlin
A young chemistry professor in New York is trying to gain back lost research time and will likely request to add a year to her tenure clock
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Careers
Zooming into online vivas
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced academics to adopt a new model with some unexpected advantages
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Graham Dawson
The ups and downs of reopening a Chinese university and its research labs after prolonged closure
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Jose Mascareñas
As Spain begins lifting its lockdown, a key chemist at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia worries about the future
