All Careers articles – Page 8
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Careers
Zooming into online vivas
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced academics to adopt a new model with some unexpected advantages
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Opinion
PhD researcher mental health matters – now more than ever
And improving it is vital for the future of chemistry
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Careers
How to lead a research team
By building skills to support your lab members, you lay the foundation for success
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Careers
The rise of the virtual chemistry conference
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, online talks and poster sessions are moving to the mainstream
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Research
Introducing chirality to give organic electronics a twist
Medicinal molecules and electronic materials aren’t often found in the same research group. Meet Matthew Fuchter, who’s excelling at both
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Careers
Working from home time
Now more than ever, there’s an overlap between professional and personal life
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Careers
Should scientists be activists?
Scientific objectivity isn’t stopping researchers from standing up for what they believe in
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Opinion
Why picking projects is like poker
Sometimes you prefer the high-risk, high-reward project to the ‘sure thing’
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News
‘Cultural evolution’ needed to reinvigorate academic research
Research funding and academic reward systems should get an overhaul to recognise mentoring and public engagement
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Research
Unlocking geological time capsules with analytical chemistry
Blavatnik award winner Kirsty Penkman discusses her research developing techniques to date fossils
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Careers
How author lists can give more credit
The contributor roles taxonomy highlights the variety of work that’s crucial to a research project
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Careers
Meet the winners of the RSC’s Higher Education Technical Excellence award
The technical team at Dublin City University’s School of Chemical Sciences have won for their exceptional services to health and safety and accessibility
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News
Brazil’s research community scores win on conferences over Bolsonaro government
After a new Brazilian government order forced universities to send only one faculty member to international conferences, an uproar ensued
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Careers
When should you help your colleagues?
Assisting trustworthy co-workers can pay dividends for your career and wellbeing
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