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Tag Archives: chemjobs
The times they aren’t a-changin’
Thanks to @drpeterrodgers for pointing out these two chemistry-related articles from Nature in 1970. First up, is Chemists are Like Dodos (you need to be a subscriber — sorry), which looks at a report by Prof. Colin Eaborn entitled, ‘Committee of … Continue reading
The life editorial (in brief)
With apologies to @BenchFly (who sent me a set of thought-provoking career-related questions a long time ago now — and I promise I will answer them at some point), here is a short post to take part in the #ChemCoach … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Carnivals, Publishing
Tagged #chemcoach, chemistry, chemjobs, editorial, journal development, journals, nature chemistry, peer review, publishing, seearroh
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Where I’ve been (in the name of SCIENCE!)
I’m not quite sure who started the whole #sciencenomads thing on Twitter (I think either @Chemjobber or @SeeArrOh), but it got me thinking about all the places I’ve visited/worked because of SCIENCE! Sure, if I’d never got into chemistry (or … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Fun
Tagged #sciencenomads, chemistry, chemjobber, chemjobs, conferences, geography, seearroh, talks, travel
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The value of PR stunts?
I’ve been a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for many years now; I think I’m coming up on my 15th year. The RSC does a lot of good things — and I know many people who work … Continue reading
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Tagged chemistry, chemjobs, cookies, EPSRC, funding, outreach, press releases, professor_dave, public understanding of science, publicity stunts, rsc, scicomm, toast, toast sandwich, twitter
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