All Working life articles – Page 21
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CareersNew kid on the block
The transition to a new organisation can be made smoother by following a few simple guidelines, says Laura Woodward
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OpinionThinking ahead
PhD courses must prepare students for a life after research, says Mark Peplow
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CareersThe mothers of invention
Nina Notman profiles four researchers successfully balancing an academic career with family life
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OpinionEnthralled by evaporation
A giant rotary evaporator is a mesmerising thing, says Chemjobber, but the plant requires a different approach
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OpinionThe smell of success
Laboratory aromas conjure memories and emotions from elation to a sudden need to vomit, says Derek Lowe
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CareersA new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
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OpinionIgnorance is no defence
In a chemistry lab, what you don’t know really can hurt you, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionA bad business
Targets and assessments can boost productivity at universities – but only if they do not stifle creativity and alienate the academic workforce, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionSynthesising the midnight oil
A chemical plant on a night shift is just as lively as through the day, says Chemjobber, but for different reasons
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NewsAlmost half of US researchers' time goes on admin
Survey finds principal investigators’ time taken up by grant writing and post-award admin
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ReviewGet prepped
What should you look for in those lab workhorses: balances, stirrer plates and mills? Elisabeth Jeffries surveys the scene
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ReviewFalling behind: boom, bust & the global race for scientific talent
More scientists, more problems?
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CareersIt came from the blog
Is blogging an innocuous pastime? Or could it help, or even harm, your career? Hayley Birch investigates
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CareersGetting the balance right
Julie Franklin explains the advantages of flexible working, and how to make it work for you
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ResearchAhmed Elmouna: Oligos in the desert
Ahmed Elmouna talks to Jennifer Newton about the ups and downs of setting up a new research unit
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - May 2014
We speak to the ‘sultan of synthesis’, Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills
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FeatureIt's even cheaper being green
Reducing the environmental impact of your lab can save money as well as water and fuel. Phillip Broadwith reports