All Careers guidance articles
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IdeasFuel curiosity in science careers
Help foster the next generation of scientists by linking teaching topics to real-world events and career pathways
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RSC NewsNational Careers Week 2024
Use this opportunity to encourage your students to explore the many career opportunities available in the chemical sciences
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OpinionWhy we need to show students teaching is a first-choice career
And you can help solve the teacher recruitment crisis from your classroom
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OpinionLevelling up access to science careers
How collaboration between industry, science organisations and schools can raise learners’ aspirations
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FeatureThe end of BTECs?
Find out how changes to post-16 qualifications could impact your science students
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FeatureIs an apprenticeship the right route for your students?
Hands-on learning, or a more traditional route? Take a look at what’s out there for learners
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ResourceSTEM careers and skills activities
Introduce primary learners to STEM careers and encourage them to explore their own skills. Includes a game, colouring poster, fact files and teaching notes.
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FeatureWhy the world urgently needs more chemists
At a pivotal time in history, this vocation could be a lifeline in solving pressing global challenges
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FeatureScience T-levels are coming
From September 2021, 16–18-year-olds will be able to take a new kind of science qualification
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Interview‘My favourite colloids? English ale and clotted cream’
Meet Brent Murray, a food scientist with a passion for beer, ice cream, clotted cream and other food colloids
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FeatureDecaffeination – how does it work?
Organic solvent, supercritical carbon dioxide or water? A knowledge of solvents and solutions is essential for removing caffeine from your daily cuppa
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Interview‘You don’t need to choose between the arts and science’
Meet Katherine Curran, a chemist applying her polymer know-how to the conservation of plastic museum objects
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FeatureWhy you need A-level chemistry to study geology
Knowledge of chemistry topics such as isotopes, analytical techniques and earth science is essential for studying geology
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Q&AClassroom questions: making chemistry accessible to all and remote teaching
Experts answer questions about making remote live lessons smooth and interactive from trainee, newly qualified and early career teachers
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Interview‘We can’t get rid of fossil fuels and not have an alternative’
Meet Phil Mercer, a chemist helping plan for a new lithium mine in Cornwall
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Interview‘I went on my first anti-racism march when I was 14’
Meet Tom Welton, RSC president, ionic liquid guru and vocal advocate for inclusion and diversity in the chemical sciences
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FeatureRaise your students’ aspirations
Try these effective strategies to inspire pupils to pursue STEM subjects and careers
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Q&AClassroom questions: advice for new teachers
Experts answer questions about planning, pandemics and practicals from trainee, newly qualified and early career teachers
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Interview‘To work with paintings is my dream job’
Meet Marta Melchiorre, a scientist who supports the conservation of paintings at the National Gallery in London
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Interview‘Science doesn’t always work in the way you expect it to’
Meet Lee Goodwin, a bioanalytical chemist who helps unpick what our bodies do with the drugs they are given, such as antivirals as treatment for Covid-19