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12 Apr 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Science competitions earn you fame, glory and transferable skills

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Collaboration, Communication, Competition, CV, Events, Social media

Science competitions earn you fame, glory and transferable skills

My PhD journey is coming to its end and I am considering a non-academic career. Looking at job descriptions, I know I tick the box marked ‘strong analytical and problem-solving skills.’ However, there are other boxes to consider: ‘Strong time and project management skills.’ ‘A team player with a proven track record of collaborations.’ ‘The ability to communicate clearly and concisely to a wide range of stakeholders.’  … Read more

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28 Mar 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Women in science: Fight the brain drain

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Diversity, In the news, Industry, Mobility, Research

Women in science: Fight the brain drain

Last week, Julia Etulain was sitting in a lobby of a hotel in Paris, far from her hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She explained her research energetically, occasionally apologising for near-perfect, short-sentence, staccato English.  Read more

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14 Dec 2016 | 16:00 GMT

The talent prize that flies the Spanish flag for organometallic chemistry

Posted by David Payne | Categories: Career paths, Competition, CV, Europe, Mobility, Postdoc, Postgraduate

The talent prize that flies the Spanish flag for organometallic chemistry

Hevia, professor of inorganic chemisty at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, described herself as a “molecular architect” after receiving the Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK’s inaugural Emerging Talent Award at the Spanish Embassy in London this week.  Read more

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09 Dec 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Keep the lights on

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Business, Career paths, Competition, Europe, Events, Funding, Physics, Technology, Uncategorized

Keep the lights on

The Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DEN), or German Energy Agency, has launched ‘Start Up Energy Transition’, a global business competition open to start-ups and early-stage companies in the energy sector.  Read more

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11 Nov 2016 | 13:00 GMT

Your best work might be just around the corner

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, In the news, Publishing, Research

Ever wonder when you’ll publish that big paper that’ll win you the Nobel Prize (or at least a new research grant)? Turns out, it could be your next.  Read more

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29 Sep 2016 | 18:00 GMT

No such animal

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, In the news, Multimedia, Research

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27 Jul 2016 | 12:00 GMT

The Naturejobs career expo journalism competition, London, 2016!

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #NJCELondon, Academia, Blog, Careers articles, Competition, CV, Europe, Events, Faculty, Funding, How to answer, In the news, Industry, Mobility, Multimedia, news, Perspectives, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Publishing, Report, Research, Social media

The Naturejobs career expo journalism competition, London, 2016!

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18 Jul 2016 | 16:30 GMT

#scidata16: Publishing Better Science through Better Data: Writing competition

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Blog, Career paths, Communication, Competition, Events, Mobility, Publishing, Report

#scidata16: Publishing Better Science through Better Data: Writing competition

After a very successful event last year, we are again looking for five budding science writers to help with news coverage of this year’s Publishing Better Science through Better Data event.  Read more

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01 Jul 2016 | 10:00 GMT

The precious, precious networking platinum that is Lindau

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Ask the expert, Blog, Communication, In the news, Mobility, People Management, Physics, Relationships, Research

The precious, precious networking platinum that is Lindau

Lindau is a special conference. Here, under the banner of Educate-Inspire-Connect, and above cobblestone streets, next to a city hall dating back to the 1400s, networking is very much encouraged, supported, facilitated and emphasised. And the networking here is precious, precious platinum.  Read more

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29 Jun 2016 | 20:00 GMT

Lindau: Return to Nerd Heaven: Physics is like the Godfather and this is good

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Ask the expert, Blog, Communication, Europe, Events, In the news, Physics, Research

Lindau: Return to Nerd Heaven: Physics is like the Godfather and this is good

As I mentioned yesterday, even after I switched my major to mathematics from physics and astronomy, I couldn’t quite turn my back on this field. I’ve come to realise that there is a specific reason for this, and I think you’ll agree: Physics is like The Godfather – once you’re in, you can’t get out. Our knowledge of the universe, from the yotta to atto, is all tied to physics. Our entire existence is described by physics. You can’t get more powerful than that. So clearly, it’s is an entrancing field, and like the Godfather, there is literally no way to escape – you’ll die a member of La Famiglia de Fisica.  Read more

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