20 years. 20 chemists. 20 stories. Part 2
How has chemistry changed in the last two decades?
The narrative CV: a step towards more inclusive science?
Exploring an alternative to a traditional list of achievements
Financial challenges affect the health of UK chemistry
Maintaining a healthy chemistry pipeline requires affordable education and training routes
Do chemists die young?
Death notices for chemists suggest perhaps not, despite the hazards found in many labs
For chemistry to thrive, it needs to become less cliquey
We need to help more people break through the barriers of tight networks
When goodwill goes bad
Simple gestures can intensify workplace frustration
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
Highlights
The narrative CV: a step towards more inclusive science?
Exploring an alternative to a traditional list of achievements
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
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
Will open science change chemistry?
While more researchers are adopting open access, open data, open peer review and open projects, some significant barriers are hindering progress
The chroniclers of science
Communication officers dedicate their careers to telling impactful stories
How to finish a PhD
Five tips for navigating the final months of your research project
How to get experience for science communication officer roles
Five tips to build your skills and see if it’s a career for you
How to organise your data
Six tips for keeping your results in order
How to choose a university chemistry course
Five tips to help you find the best undergraduate course for you
How to find and make the most of a summer placement
Five tips for optimising your taste of academic or industrial workplaces
How to teach university-level chemistry well
Five tips for educating and inspiring university students
Mary Virginia Orna: ‘It felt like I was coming home to something I never knew existed’
The 90-year-old colour chemist on overcoming discrimination and the three loves of her life; Latin, chemistry and Italian opera
Thriving as a Deaf chemistry PhD student
Asma Sheikh talks about growing up, discovering her passion for chemistry and being a teaching assistant
Paul Anastas: ‘I’m proudest of being part of a global green chemistry community’
The father of green chemistry on his love of the environment, striving for unattainable perfection and breathing life into an old town library
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
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
Carol Robinson: ‘I really wanted to wave the flag about technicians’
The mass spectrometry trailblazer on leaving school at 16 and waving the flag for technicians
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
The importance of applying for funding early in your career
An empowering way to build a highly prized skill
Should I stay or should I go?
Two colleagues in academia and industry reflect on their career choices
LGBTQ+ in Stem: Using data to foster inclusion – Part 2
Learn about factors affecting attrition and retention of LGBTQ+ scientists
Financial challenges affect the health of UK chemistry
Maintaining a healthy chemistry pipeline requires affordable education and training routes
US government scientist union scores latest contract win
Californian scientists have followed academics in unionising and have negotiated better pay and conditions
The striking truth
Better pay can benefit the whole research enterprise
Universities in the UK beat national average on gender pay gap but large discrepancies remain
Report estimates that in 14 years’ time women in higher education will be paid the same as men
Thriving as a Deaf chemistry PhD student
Asma Sheikh talks about growing up, discovering her passion for chemistry and being a teaching assistant
Do chemists die young?
Death notices for chemists suggest perhaps not, despite the hazards found in many labs
For chemistry to thrive, it needs to become less cliquey
We need to help more people break through the barriers of tight networks