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16 Jun 2017 | 13:00 BST

Reflections on the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, Diversity, Europe, Events

Reflections on the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program

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 program. I recently had the honour of attending the 2017 International Awards along with 14 other early career researchers from around the globe, as part of the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talents Fellowship.  Read more

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  • Australia
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • diversity
  • engineering
  • fwis
  • initiative
  • L'Oreal
  • muireann irish
  • neuroscience
  • Paris
  • physics
  • research concil
  • rising talents
  • unesco
  • united nations
  • women in science

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20 Mar 2017 | 13:00 GMT

Women aren’t failing at science — science is failing women

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Career paths, Collaboration, Diversity, Faculty, Industry, Mobility, Research, Scientists on the move

Women aren't failing at science — science is failing women

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  • barriers
  • lorena rivera leon
  • mexico
  • productivity
  • puzzle
  • republished
  • research
  • science
  • senior positions
  • the conversation
  • UN
  • united nations
  • united nations university
  • women
  • women in science

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03 Jan 2017 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Collaboration in a global organisation

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Collaboration, Industry, Perspectives, Postdoc, Research, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Collaboration in a global organisation

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

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  • #Scientistonthemove
  • collaboration
  • collaborations
  • environmental
  • India
  • indigenus
  • Japan
  • mobility
  • Nature
  • Nature India
  • Naturejobs
  • network
  • postdoc
  • ram avtar
  • research
  • science
  • scientist on the move
  • tokyo
  • united nations

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29 Jul 2016 | 13:00 BST

Careers in industry: Medicine maker

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Ask the expert, Blog, Business, Career paths, Chemistry, In the News, Industry, Research

Careers in industry: Medicine maker

As a junior doctor working in geriatrics, I could never have imagined that in 20 years time I would have led the development of a medicine which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of babies’ lives.  Read more

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  • career
  • careers
  • Careers in industry
  • chlorhexidine
  • development
  • doctor
  • drug
  • drug development
  • geriatrics
  • GSK
  • industry
  • job
  • jobs
  • making medicines
  • medicine
  • mouthwash
  • Nature
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  • pauline williams
  • research
  • save the children
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