All Careers articles – Page 8
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CareersHow to find a suitable PhD supervisor
Five tips for identifying who will give you the support you need
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CareersSecurity versus employability
Safe isn’t better if it doesn’t allow you to develop professionally
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OpinionHow online conferences add together accessibility and inclusivity
Harnessing technology to increase diversity
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ResearchThis computational chemist is experimentalists’ secret weapon in the hunt for new materials
Kim Jelfs discusses how software development feeds – and needs – collaboration
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OpinionIt’s time to ban staff–student relationships
A policy of discouragement doesn’t go far enough towards tackling sexual misconduct
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CareersOvercoming a severe lab accident to become a chief scientist
Thea Ekins-Coward’s life changed in an instant; several years later, she has returned to science and is about to become a mum
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CareersWhen you can’t tell the whole truth in a job interview
We can’t expect interviewees to open up about themselves if that puts them at risk of discrimination
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NewsWatered-down apprenticeship could risk lab technicians’ career progression
Changes to the requirements for UK laboratory technician apprenticeships could leave some without an academic qualification
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CareersDriven to succeed in automotive chemistry
Ashley Ogden is the only female chemist and innovator at LINE-X, and hopes to inspire more women and girls to follow her into Stem
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CareersWhen scientific conferences went online, diversity and inclusion soared
New data show that female attendance at virtual science and engineering meetings grew by as much as 253%, and gender queer scientist attendance jumped 700%
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CareersThe conference conundrum
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, is it time to rethink events for good?
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CareersThe difficulties of determining fair pay
Salary data suggests that perceived wage gaps in the chemical sciences are indeed present
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CareersResults of the RSC’s 2021 Pay and Reward survey
Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 and Brexit, most chemists remain positive about their prospects
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OpinionThe career importance of community service work
Community work enhances a scientist’s skills, whatever career stage they’re at
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CareersDemonstrating at the Royal Institution
Designing spectacular experiments is just one part of the fun Jemma Naumann has at work
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CareersChemistry career options in sustainability
There’s a wide variety of jobs that place the environment at their core
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OpinionLGBTQ+ diversity in science and universities
Many queer scientists still feel they need to hide their full identity at work