Chemists face employment woes – but there are ways to prosper
The rise of the biochemist and the challenges faced by recent chemistry graduates were among US employment trends discussed by analysts from the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the US Bureau of...
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Nature Biotechnology podcast: First Rounders with Julian Davies
Image courtesy of Julian Davies Contributor Brady Huggett Julian Davies has a long history in biotechnology research, particularly in antibiotics and resistance, and he also served as head of research...
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Academic research: Getting into a lab
Three chemistry Nobel laureates share how they select the PhD students and faculty members that join their labs and departments....
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Academia to industry and back again
Eric Betzig, one of three chemistry Nobel laureates from 2014, shares what he learned from working in both academia and industry, and how he applies it to his career now....
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Five career tips from Ripley Ballou
We sat down with Rip at the Naturejobs career expo, Boston, to talk about his career and the advice he would give to other scientists starting theirs. Rip’s had an interesting life; he started his...
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Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman describes the structure of quasi-crystals, the discovery of which won him the scorn of colleagues in the 1980’s and then the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2011. Suggested...
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The talent prize that flies the Spanish flag for organometallic chemistry
In 2016 Eva Hevia published her 100th paper, had her second child, celebrated her 40th birthday, and won a £14k prize which she will use to strengthen links between scientists in the UK and her native...
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Reflections on the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program
Muireann Irish on celebrating diversity in science Springtime in Paris seems a fitting backdrop for any awards ceremony but particularly so in the case of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science...
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Do it for science – not for tenure
Career advice from a Nobel Laureate By Judith Reichel I recently had the pleasure of joining the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting at Lake Constance in the south of Germany. The weeklong meeting...
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Naturejobs podcast: Flexibility and forward planning
London Naturejobs Career Expo speakers, exhibitors and attendees share how flexibility in a scientific career is beneficial. “Science is a multifaceted and large enterprise, and there are lots and...
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The power of data shared
In a world of interdisciplinary research, we need to make data freely available, says Katie Ember Better Science through Better Data writing competition winner Katie Ember Every Monday in the...
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