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Research in Singapore: Bring the ideas and the family
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Entrepreneurship: A wide open career path
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Working in industry: An academic-style postdoc in a pharmaceutical setting
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At the Naturejobs Career Expo in London this September, a panel of four academics got together to discuss their wildly different careers. Jim Usherwood from the Royal Veterinary College only spends his...
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What isn’t science communication?
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Choosing your career path is a difficult one. Doing it on your own is even more so. Having someone to talk to and share your concerns/challenges/ideas with can be extremely beneficial. The official...
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At the Naturejobs Career Expo in London this September, a panel of four academics got together to discuss their wildly different careers. Jim Usherwood from the Royal Veterinary College only spends his...
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Networking, not working?
There’s a disconnect between students and employers when it comes to networking at the London Naturejobs Career Expo 2014 Contributor Samuel Brod Image credit: Samuel Brod Wandering the booths at the...
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CV skills with Sarah Blackford
Simon Hazelwood-Smith reports on Sarah Blackford’s Top Tips for a job winning CV at the 2014 Naturejobs Career Expo in London. Contributor Simon Hazelwood-Smith What is the purpose of a curriculum...
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Many roles in academia require you to teach future researchers. But how important is it to have experience for this? And where should you go to get some? At the Naturejobs Career Expo in London this...
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One of the popular career choices for scientists that look for jobs outside of academia is science communication. In this film, three science communicators look back at what inspired them to try this...
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Use two sentences to communicate the essence of your research and aim everything you say to 12-year-olds, say science communicators at the 2014 Naturejobs Career Expo in London. The career paths in...
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Professor Jim Smith delivered the keynote speech at the 2014 London Naturejobs Career Expo. Like others that have excelled in their field, Smith’s career has the illusion of being planned from the...
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