All Careers articles
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Opinion
Yvonne Perrie: ‘Good research culture is about being able to learn and fail without judgment’
The drug delivery expert and multidisciplinary researcher on the importance of learning from failure and how a summer in a margarine factory influenced her career
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Careers
How taking part in extracurricular activities during your PhD can help you build your CV
Opportunities to take part in teaching, event organisation and outreach all develop valuable skills
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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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Careers
The importance of applying for funding early in your career
An empowering way to build a highly prized skill
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Research
Teaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature
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Careers
The chroniclers of science
Communication officers dedicate their careers to telling impactful stories
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Careers
How to get experience for science communication officer roles
Five tips to build your skills and see if it’s a career for you
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Careers
The early-career engineer showcasing women in the chemical industry
Jordan Riddle explains how embracing change and extra curricular activities has benefited her work in chemical production
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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
Should I stay or should I go?
Two colleagues in academia and industry reflect on their career choices
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Careers
Inspiration on a surfboard and in the chemistry classroom
Sarah Gerhardt’s curiosity connects her passions for science, teaching and surfing
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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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Webinar
LGBTQ+ in Stem: Using data to foster inclusion – Part 2
Learn about factors affecting attrition and retention of LGBTQ+ scientists