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Teaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution

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Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature

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On your best behaviour

Which might be different at work and at home

Locks

Will open science change chemistry?

While more researchers are adopting open access, open data, open peer review and open projects, some significant barriers are hindering progress

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The chroniclers of science

Communication officers dedicate their careers to telling impactful stories

How to get experience for science communication officer roles

Five tips to build your skills and see if it’s a career for you

The early-career engineer showcasing women in the chemical industry

Jordan Riddle explains how embracing change and extra curricular activities has benefited her work in chemical production

Working in the chemical industries, plural

Despite often being presented as a monolith, there’s a huge variety of activities, working practices and reaction scales across industrial research

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Locks

Will open science change chemistry?

While more researchers are adopting open access, open data, open peer review and open projects, some significant barriers are hindering progress

A woman sits at a desk, typing on a laptop. Streaming out from the screen are colourful network symbols

The chroniclers of science

Communication officers dedicate their careers to telling impactful stories

An office full of people collaborating or working on computers

From baby boomers to gen Z, how do different generations approach chemistry?

Are differences in attitudes and training affecting science?

A chemical structure

Summer students act as an important catalyst for research

Investing in undergraduate projects advances science and develops future researchers

Accessible chemistry

Visionary chemistry is making labs accessible to blind students and researchers

Efforts underway in Texas are ushering in a new era of inclusivity with mouth models, lithophanes, robots, talking tools and more

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How to get experience for science communication officer roles

Five tips to build your skills and see if it’s a career for you

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How to organise your data

Six tips for keeping your results in order

A cartoon of a hand holding a magnifying glass to a chemical flask that reveals icons like a microscope, finances, support, institutional reputation

How to choose a university chemistry course

Five tips to help you find the best undergraduate course for you

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How to find and make the most of a summer placement

Five tips for optimising your taste of academic or industrial workplaces

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How to teach university-level chemistry well

Five tips for educating and inspiring university students

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How to troubleshoot experiments

Six tips for solving problems in the lab

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Ijeoma Uchegbu: ‘My approach is always to be kind’

The innovative nanoscientist on the power of kindness and how she scrubbed eugenicists from campus buildings

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Inspiration on a surfboard and in the chemistry classroom

Sarah Gerhardt’s curiosity connects her passions for science, teaching and surfing

Emmeline Edwards

Emmeline Edwards: ‘I connect the dots’

The Haitian-American neurochemist on her journey from Haiti to the US as a teenager, and her journey from chemistry to brain science

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US government scientist union scores latest contract win

Californian scientists have followed academics in unionising and have negotiated better pay and conditions

The striking truth

Better pay can benefit the whole research enterprise

Universities in the UK beat national average on gender pay gap but large discrepancies remain

Report estimates that in 14 years’ time women in higher education will be paid the same as men

Results of the RSC’s 2023 Pay and Reward survey

Financial and mental wellbeing are linked as many chemists feel the effects of the cost-of-living crisis 

Pension deal agreed for UK academics but divisions over pay remain unsolved

Joint statement by employers and union hails reversal to pension scheme cuts

Navigating the commercial landscape

What careers outside academia are really like

University of California accused of not honouring contracts negotiated following massive strike

Months after postdocs and researchers won better pay and conditions, many of the promised benefits haven’t materialised

A woman split in two between work and her home life

On your best behaviour

Which might be different at work and at home

Jordan Riddle sits outside on a low wall

The early-career engineer showcasing women in the chemical industry

Jordan Riddle explains how embracing change and extra curricular activities has benefited her work in chemical production

A politician holds up a very small copy of the Venezuelan constitution

Venezuela’s contested presidential election brings both chaos and hope

The country’s scientific enterprise is at a crisis point, but many believe a González presidency would bring the dawn of a new era for Venezuelan research