All Professional development articles
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Careers
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
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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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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
Recognising the roles that senior PhDs and postdocs play in training new lab members
A number of schemes now provide training and recognition for the work done to support students
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Article
CPHI Barcelona 2023: forging collaborations for a promising future in the pharmaceutical sector
CPHI creates connections and inspires partnerships across the global pharma community
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Careers
Developing entrepreneurship skills for chemistry students
Learning how to turn an idea into commerical success
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Article
You don’t need coding to be a chemist
Writing your own software can be useful, but what matters is knowing how to use it
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Article
Leading in the lab starts at Pittcon
Don’t miss the premier conference on laboratory science
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Careers
How to develop in your current role
When promotion isn’t automatic, you need to take a proactive approach to your career
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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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Opinion
Integrating coding into chemistry helps science progress faster
Taking a beginner Python programming course can lead to big efficiency gains
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Opinion
Taking the foundation course route
Students should be told more about the different paths to a career in chemistry
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Careers
The many career benefits of apprenticeships
On-the-job training combined with a qualification provides apprentices with a solid first step on the scientific career ladder
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News
Watered-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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Opinion
The career importance of community service work
Community work enhances a scientist’s skills, whatever career stage they’re at