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Max Whitby

Careers: On-screen chemistry

Max Whitby made films about science for 20 years, then finally moved into the laboratory. He talks to Yfke Hager


Ana Belén Elgoyhen, one of the winners of the 2008 L' Oréal/Unesco Women in Science awards

Careers: A woman's work

Ana Belén Elgoyhen is one of the winners of the 2008 L' Oréal/Unesco Women in Science awards. Sarah Houlton meets her


chemist working in lab

Careers: Plugging the gap

Can the UK's Sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing (Semta) solve the pharmaceutical industry's recruitment crisis?


Steve Wailes

Careers: The gardener's chemist

Organic chemist Steve Wailes uses novel reactions in the fight against crop weeds. Susan Aldridge finds out more


Careers: Spinning out of control?

Considering cashing in on your research? Here's what not to do...


Careers: Young inventor

Adam Cohen moved from his bedroom electronics laboratory to become assistant professor at Harvard University within ten years. Yfke Hager finds out about his meteoric academic rise...


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Careers: Bioenergy pioneer

Multitasking professor Bruce Logan says environmental engineering may help save the planet. Susan Aldridge meets him


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Careers: Studying cancer's chemistry

A unique MSc course focuses on the cross-disciplinary know-how needed for a career in anti-cancer drug development. Joe McEntee reports


Where shall we go next?

Where shall we go next?



Careers special: Preparing for work

Caroline Tolond is the RSC's advice and guidance services manager. Here, she shares some of her careers advice with Victoria Gill


Careers special: How to work abroad

Yfke Hager finds out how two young scientists achieved their goal of an international career


Careers special: A big award for small reactions

Jeroen Cornelissen's development of nanoreactors from plant viruses is bridging the gap between chemistry and medicine. Yfke Hager asks him about the work that has recently led to ...


Careers special: A foot in the door

Jim Loftus recruits trainees for the world's largest pharmaceutical company, Pfizer. He tells Sarah Houlton exactly what he looks for in an employee


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Careers: Staying curious

Steve Koonin's curiosity and drive to 'make a difference' led him from academia to one of the world's largest energy companies. Fiona Case meets him


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Careers: Accidental chemist

From unlikely beginnings as a botanist, Mark Bell became hooked on formulation chemistry. Sarah Houlton finds out how this shaped a successful business


Adele Patterson

Careers: Analytical attraction

Adele Patterson is devoted to helping new chemists build their own careers but nothing will keep her out of the lab. Yfke Hager meets her


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Careers: Early achiever

Joanne Ayre has combined a talent for science with a flair for working with people to develop a diverse business career. Yfke Hager meets her


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Careers: Sheer determination

Graham Ruecroft co-founded a firm that recently earned him his second RSC innovation award.


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Careers: Solvent star

Adam Walker co-founded bespoke solvent company Bioniqs and is now its CEO.


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Careers: Record breaker

As a teenager in a small Russian town, Andrei Khlobystov stood out for his desire to be a chemist. He is now making waves in the UK with his nano work, as he tells Yfke Hager


Editorial

Careers: Political science

Nick Green loves the varied nature of his job as science policy manager at the Royal Society, which sees him talking to politicians and scientists. Yfke Hager finds out more


Craig Banks

Careers: Spin-out sense

Craig Banks is passionate about his research. In his short academic career he has already co-founded a spin-out firm to make cannabis detectors, as Yfke Hager finds out


Samantha Tang

Careers: The outreach bug

As a public awareness scientist, Samantha Tang is keen to encourage others to spread the wonders of science. Yfke Hager finds out more


Ashley Jarvis

Careers: Heartfelt chemistry

After working in New Zealand, medicinal chemistry tempted Ashley Jarvis back to the UK. He now works in his dream field, as Yfke Hager discovers


Careers: Climbing the academic ladder

The UK National Research Staff Association hopes to smooth the academic path. Katharine Sanderson reports.


Cathy Brookes

Careers: The analysis jigsaw

Cathy Brookes makes sense of pharmaceutical formulations by analysing fragments of drug degradation. Yfke Hager reports


Marek Klunduk

Careers: Work, rest and play

A thirst for new challenges led chemist Marek Klunduk into a scientific career with the petfood division of Mars.


NAPP Pharmaceuticals

Careers: The diverse world of regulatory affairs

Davina Stevenson enjoys a career where people's lives and vast sums of money are at stake , reports Yfke Hager.


David Preskett

Careers: From forestry to renewables

David Preskett tells Helen Carmichael how an early career in forestry led him quite naturally to a PhD in chemistry.


Heather Sutherland-Paul

Careers: Switching to sales

Heather Sutherland-Paul started as an analytical chemist but has carved herself a career in sales. She tells Karen Harries-Rees how she managed the switch


Leanne Hart

Careers: An inspiring role

Leanne Hart's passion for encouraging people into the chemical industry prompted her to apply to become its young ambassador. She tells Katie Gibb about her year


Anthony Crawshaw

Careers: Taking responsibility

Anthony Crawshaw talks to Karen Harries-Rees about choosing a career as an analytical chemist in the pharmaceutical industry


Careers: Work and pleasure

An interest in environmental issues has led chemist Tom Henman into a career as a contaminated land consultant. Karen Harries-Rees reports


Careers: Taking time out

Sarah Hinsley talks to Karen Harries-Rees about her experiences of teaching in Zambia with VSO


Careers: Electrochemistry in a biologist's market

Matthew Moorcroft talks to Katie Gibb about the benefits of a chemical background


Careers: Opportunity knocks with oil spills

The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation