Profiles – Page 20
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Managing policy
Nick Green loves the varied nature of his job as science policy manager at the Royal Society, which sees him talking to politicians and scientists. Yfke Hager finds out more
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Miniaturisation of drug sensors
Craig Banks is passionate about his research. In his short academic career he has already co-founded a spin-out firm to make cannabis detectors, as Yfke Hager finds out
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The first public awareness scientist in the UK
As a public awareness scientist, Samantha Tang is keen to encourage others to spread the wonders of science. Yfke Hager finds out more
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The accidental traveller
After working in New Zealand, medicinal chemistry tempted Ashley Jarvis back to the UK. He now works in his dream field, as Yfke Hager discovers
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Representing post-doc concerns
The UK National Research Staff Association hopes to smooth the academic path. Katharine Sanderson reports.
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The right blend of skills and experience
After years of jumping between chemistry jobs, Adam Hold created his dream career by setting up his own company to provide analytical services. Yfke Hager reports
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Dealing with drug degradation
Cathy Brookes makes sense of pharmaceutical formulations by analysing fragments of drug degradation.Yfke Hager reports
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Solving pet food problems
A thirst for new challenges led chemist Marek Klunduk into a scientific career with the petfood division of Mars.
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When money and lives are on the line
Davina Stevenson enjoys a career where people's lives and vast sums of money are at stake, reports Yfke Hager.
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From the forest to the laboratory
David Preskett tells Helen Carmichael how an early career in forestry led him quite naturally to a PhD in chemistry.
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From the lab to the sales floor
Heather Sutherland-Paul started as an analytical chemist but has carved herself a career in sales. She tells Karen Harries-Rees how she managed the switch
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FeatureLSD: cultural revolution and medical advances
Albert Hofmann has largely faded from public view but his creation has become part of our cultural fabric. David Nichols reports