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18 Sep 2017 | 13:00 BST

Do it for science – not for tenure

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Chemistry, Perspectives, Research, Tenure

Chalfie talking to students at Lindau 2017

I recently had the pleasure of joining the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting at Lake Constance in the south of Germany. The weeklong meeting alternates its main focus between chemistry, physics, and medicine & physiology each year — the three categories of natural sciences the Nobel Prizes are awarded for. This year the focus was back on chemistry, and I was lucky enough to be invited by the organisers to cover the event on their blog.  Read more

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  • early career
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  • go for the science
  • Judith Reichel
  • Lindau
  • max planck
  • Nobel
  • Nobel Laureate
  • Nobel Prize
  • work-life balance
  • Work/life balance

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01 Sep 2015 | 12:00 BST

Lessons from a laureate

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Career paths, Communication

Peter Doherty and Carina Dehner

Guest contributor Carina Dehner  … Read more

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  • 1996
  • Carina Dehner
  • guest contributor
  • immunology
  • Lindau
  • Lindau Nobel 2015
  • Medicine or Physiology
  • Nobel Laureate
  • Nobel Prize
  • Peter Doherty

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28 Aug 2015 | 20:30 BST

Academic research: Getting into a lab

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Podcast

Academic research: Getting into a lab

For many young researchers entering graduate school for a PhD, a career in academic research is the end goal. Yet the pyramidal career structure doesn’t make this easy for everyone to reach. So, when it comes to finding out how you can get your foot in the door, who better to ask than three of the most successful academic research scientists?  Read more

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  • Arieh Warshel
  • chemistry
  • Martin Chalfie
  • Naturejobs podcast
  • NJPodcast
  • Nobel Laureate
  • Nobel Prize
  • science communication
  • Venki Ramakrishnan

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30 Jul 2015 | 17:31 BST

In conversation with Brian Schmidt

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Career paths, Podcast

In conversation with Brian Schmidt

The number one concern that students have, according to Brian Schmidt, 2011 Physics Nobel Prize winner, is “not knowing the future of how they’re going to be a researcher.”  … Read more

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  • academia
  • Brian Schmidt
  • career advice
  • Naturjeobs Podcast
  • Nobel Laureate
  • physics
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