All Working life articles – Page 23
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CareersCareer turning points
Robert Bowles asks how you should react when opportunity unexpectedly presents itself
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CareersA mile in their shoes
Nina Notman explores the options open to scientists looking to learn more about policymaking and the inner workings of government
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OpinionThe postdoc problem: too many, or the wrong kind?
Are concerns about postdoc proliferation valid? Maybe we just need to make their training more diverse, suggests Keith Micoli
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OpinionA risky business
Graduate research is likely the most risky time of a chemist’s career, says Derek Lowe
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News
Employment prospects improving for US chemistry graduates
ACS survey shows a drop in unemployment and a bump in starting salaries
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OpinionA coat of many colours
Just how did lab couture settle on that little white number, asks Philip Ball
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OpinionA prescription for chemists
The public seem to confuse chemist with pharmacist, so how does a pharmacist feel about this?
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CareersNew kid on the block
The transition to a new organisation can be made smoother by following a few simple guidelines, says Laura Woodward
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OpinionThinking ahead
PhD courses must prepare students for a life after research, says Mark Peplow
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CareersThe mothers of invention
Nina Notman profiles four researchers successfully balancing an academic career with family life
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OpinionEnthralled by evaporation
A giant rotary evaporator is a mesmerising thing, says Chemjobber, but the plant requires a different approach
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OpinionThe smell of success
Laboratory aromas conjure memories and emotions from elation to a sudden need to vomit, says Derek Lowe
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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