All Diversity articles – Page 3
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Opinion
The gift of dyslexia
With the right support, dyslexic thinkers can thrive and bring new perspectives to science
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Careers
The importance of mentoring networks for female scientists
Networks for female chemists are providing the missing mentorship that many hope will help women flourish in chemistry careers
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Careers
Highlighting different routes into science
Why we need a greater variety of educational paths
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News
Class still a barrier to success in academia, survey finds
University and College Union members state that social class has hindered their careers and prevents other from entering the academy
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Careers
PhD students should be classed as employees
With planned stipend increases barely covering increased costs, postgraduates need better employment protections
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Careers
Ethical decisions in the workplace
Employees who feel secure should challenge unethical employers on behalf of their colleagues
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News
Wellcome Trust’s anti-racism initiatives a failure
UK’s largest non-governmental science funder is ‘still an institutionally racist organisation’, admits director Jeremy Farrar
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Opinion
Forgotten women in chemistry
There’s much more to do to fully understand and celebrate the historical contributions of female chemists
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Opinion
Betty Wright Harris’s explosive career
Hayley Bennett tells the story of a Black chemist who studied energetic materials – and ways to detect them
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Careers
PhD students don’t need second jobs – they need paying above minimum wage
Recommended minimum stipends for UK-based PhDs failed to match inflation since 2005, exacerbating the current cost-of-living crisis
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Careers
Making interviews and workplaces fully accessible
Exploring the support available to disabled jobseekers and their employers
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Opinion
Masataka Ogawa and the search for nipponium
Could a Japanese scientist, whose claim to have discovered an element was dismissed, been right all along? Kit Chapman investigates
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Research
White male scientists have privileges that boost their career beyond merit
Survey of 25,000 scientists reveals white able-bodied heterosexual men’s advantages can’t be attributed to higher work effort or better qualifications
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Article
Financial woes ail early-career scientists
PhD students and postdocs are struggling to make ends meet
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Careers
How to begin financial planning
Five ways that PhD students and postdocs can prepare for the future