All Education articles – Page 15
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CareersA doctrine of doctors
Sarah Byrne reports on the new paradigm in producing PhDs, and asks what the future holds for doctoral training in the UK and beyond
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Opinion
Where is the chemistry?
Proposals for doctoral training centres lack one important element, says David Parker: some science
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Opinion
Chemistry - The next generation
How can we attract, educate, inspire and retain the brightest and best?
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FeatureInspiring the next generation
Most people’s first taste of chemistry is in the classroom, but are tomorrow’s chemists getting the education they deserve?
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CareersAccess all areas
How do aspiring chemists with disabilities fare at university, and where can they get support? Helen Carmichael talks to staff and students at one university to find out
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CareersEnabling Africa's women
US project Coach is supporting African women to progress in science careers, Hayley Birch learns
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CareersLearn to speak engineering
Chemists and chemical engineers are two groups separated by a common science. Sarah Houlton looks at a course that’s bridging the gap
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CareersMaking the masters choice
Today’s chemistry graduates could find that those with an extra year of study under their belts are landing the best opportunities. Helen Carmichael reports
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FeatureCapital chemistry
This year, the University of Edinburgh celebrates three centuries since the appointment of its first chemistry professor. Philip Robinson looks back in time
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CareersAdmissions advice
With university places at a premium, Emma Stoye gets some tips on standing out and securing a place on the right course
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CareersHigher apprenticeships offer degrees of difference
Can an apprenticeship offer a genuine alternative to a university degree? James Mitchell Crowe investigates
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OpinionAn artful solution to scientist shortfall
Joe Connor recalls a little known scheme to persuade arts students into science and asks what we might learn from it today
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FeatureMeasuring up
In 2013, the Research Excellence Framework replaces the Research Assessment Exercise in rating every chemistry department in the UK. Leila Sattary weighs up the evidence
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CareersA sustainable future: green chemistry PhDs
Yfke Hager speaks to tomorrow’s chemists being trained in the science of sustainability
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OpinionToo many scientists?
The proliferation of PhDs is unsustainable and damaging, says Paula Stephan.
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CareersTracking tomorrow's talent
Futuretrack has followed thousands of students on their path through university and beyond. Kate Purcell talks Emma Davies through the latest data on careers and job satisfaction
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OpinionA warning for Iberoamerican science
Latin America’s scientific spring is in jeopardy says Carmelo Polino, as education systems fail a disinterested generation