All Working life articles
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Business
Out of the suburbs: the rise of urban labs
Could empty office blocks and shopping centres provide much-needed space for growing companies?
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News
Serbia limits academics’ research time to just one hour a day
Researchers say controversial policy will block majority of scientists from applying for grants
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Careers
Bridging the gap after submitting a PhD thesis
Finding ways to fund students as they search for jobs and complete lab work for publications
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Opinion
The value of good software extends beyond its cost
Whether third-party or built in-house, thoughtful design and implementation can improve workflows and make science more inclusive
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Careers
Hidden from view: being a scientific advisor for the emergency services
Stephen Yao’s expertise helps the emergency services deal with chemical incidents
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News
‘A mix of amazement, pure joy and relief’: chemists reflect on their Eureka moments
Cultivating your surroundings and work practices can make your own Eureka moment more likely
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus five years on
Rebecca Trager catches up with four chemists to see how their working lives have changed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus five years on: Krystle McLaughlin
An assistant chemistry professor at a small college in New York gets her career back on track, thanks to a tenure clock extension and teaching release
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus five years on: Anya Gryn’ova
A computational chemist has moved from being group leader at a German research institute to an associate computational chemistry prof in the UK
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus five years on: Liang Zhang
Lockdown gave a young chemistry professor in China the space and time to consider the most worthwhile projects, and that has benefited his team
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus five years on: Lee Cronin
A University of Glasgow chemist describes how Covid-19 helped establish the principle of chemputation and spur a chemistry revolution
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Opinion
Forming bonds through Covid-19
How studying chemistry helped ward off loneliness during the pandemic
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Careers
Sara Shinton’s career developing research leaders
UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellows Development Network director is on a mission to improve research culture through good leadership
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Opinion
Jon-Paul Griffiths: ‘Starting a small company is a phenomenal experience’
The chief technology officer of Oxeco on spinning out, supporting entrepreneurs and the difficulties of identifying a market
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News
Cardiff University proposes merging chemistry department with other schools
Up to 10 chemistry staff could be made redundant under the proposals
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Careers
Knowledge exchange will be vital for upskilling the chemistry workforce
To meet societal challenges, chemical scientists need more opportunities to learn across disciplines and sectors
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Careers
How to have fewer, more effective meetings
Five strategies that can help individuals and institutions manage meetings better
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News
Fuel cell scientist loses over a decade of work in suspected arson attack
Crowdfunder launched to help PhD student and owner of clean energy spin-out recover
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Careers
Re-establishing my scientist identity in industry
How to embrace a career transition outside of academia
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