All Working life articles – Page 20
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CareersA new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
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OpinionIgnorance is no defence
In a chemistry lab, what you don’t know really can hurt you, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionA bad business
Targets and assessments can boost productivity at universities – but only if they do not stifle creativity and alienate the academic workforce, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionSynthesising the midnight oil
A chemical plant on a night shift is just as lively as through the day, says Chemjobber, but for different reasons
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NewsAlmost half of US researchers' time goes on admin
Survey finds principal investigators’ time taken up by grant writing and post-award admin
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ReviewGet prepped
What should you look for in those lab workhorses: balances, stirrer plates and mills? Elisabeth Jeffries surveys the scene
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ReviewFalling behind: boom, bust & the global race for scientific talent
More scientists, more problems?
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CareersIt came from the blog
Is blogging an innocuous pastime? Or could it help, or even harm, your career? Hayley Birch investigates
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CareersGetting the balance right
Julie Franklin explains the advantages of flexible working, and how to make it work for you
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ResearchAhmed Elmouna: Oligos in the desert
Ahmed Elmouna talks to Jennifer Newton about the ups and downs of setting up a new research unit
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - May 2014
We speak to the ‘sultan of synthesis’, Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills
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FeatureIt's even cheaper being green
Reducing the environmental impact of your lab can save money as well as water and fuel. Phillip Broadwith reports
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CareersChemistry in close-up
Nina Notman talks to IBM’s atomic manipulation group, and the scientists who snapped the first molecular mug shots
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CareersShould I stay or should I go?
Relocating a research group can be a stressful experience. Nina Notman asks academics how they coped with making the move
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Opinion'No sexuality please, we're scientists'
David Smith wonders why gay scientists seem to stay unseen, and asks does it matter?
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ReviewSuper separators
HPLC is used in many labs across the world to separate mixtures – but how do you separate different instruments? Elisabeth Jeffries reports
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ReviewOut on a LIM
Data management systems are widely used in certain sectors of industry, but how do different systems compare? Anthony King finds out
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CareersChina's foreigner investment
As China positions itself as a world-leader in research, western scientists are in demand. Vikki Cantrill talks to the chemists who have emigrated east
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CareersWhat's in it for SME?
Small businesses offer unique opportunities for those who are up to the job, explains Charlotte Ashley Roberts