All Careers articles – Page 7
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Careers
Time for the working hours debate
As universities reopen, academics should make time to take breaks
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How chemo-ethnography puts chemistry in context
New social science fields are exploring how chemists and chemicals affect society
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Peer review requires revisions
Peer review is not perfect, but nor is it fundamentally flawed
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How to protect your intellectual property
A great idea is just the first step on a long road
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Opinion
Enabling environments support the development of diverse teams
A great workplace allows individuals to be constrained only by the limits of their own minds
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Research
Translating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond
Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides
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How the products of fire control the formation of snow
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind brings an organic chemist’s arrow-pushing insight to reactions in the atmosphere
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UK universities prepare for a new academic year
Much uncertainty remains as chemistry departments plan how they’ll resume undergraduate teaching
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Hobbies don’t apply for recruitment
What does the hobbies section of a CV really tell an employer about a job candidate?
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Careers
Looking after children and your career
With the right support, a research career and childcare can be balanced – even in lockdown
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Research
Beautiful molecules ring up with a purpose
How Stephen Goldup used his experience in organic synthesis to find a supramolecular niche
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News
Initiative to curb bias hasn’t eliminated racial disparities in NIH funding
Study uncovers statistically significant differences between the preliminary overall impact scores awarded to black and white researchers
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Mentorship ‘strongly predicts’ protégé success in the sciences
Researchers whose mentors later win science prizes are two- to four times more likely to go on to have ‘superstar’ careers
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How hobbies can help your science
Indulging in a hobby can bring benefits inside and outside of work
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Online events aren’t automatically accessible
With lectures moving online long-term, online accessibility benefits need building on
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Opinion
Online conferences have benefits worth retaining
Nothing’s quite the same as a scientific meeting