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Brexit batters science job market

Brexit batters science job market

4 April 2018

Confidence is at rock-bottom in the UK's ability to attract and retain the best scientific and engineering talent from Europe


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Salary survey: Here’s how much you could earn

14 March 2018

On average, Europeans earn less than Brits who earn less than American scientists. But the 2017 New Scientist/SRG salary survey reveals a great deal more


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How the gender pay gap permeates science and engineering

28 February 2018

Women in STEM jobs are paid less than men and the gap shows no sign of shrinking, according to the latest findings from the New Scientist/SRG annual salary survey


Laying the foundations for open innovation

Laying the foundations for open innovation

14 May 2015

In February this year, Cambridge City Council granted planning permission for the newest addition to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus: AstraZeneca (sponsored)


Wanted: Science Communicators

Wanted: Science Communicators

18 March 2015

Nominate young scientists for a new science communication award (sponsored by Elsevier)


Sussex's world-class quantum technology research

Sussex's world-class quantum technology research

11 March 2015

The University of Sussex's unique MSc Frontiers of Quantum Technology is the only one of its type in the UK (sponsored by the University of Sussex)


A day in the life of a patent examiner

A day in the life of a patent examiner

13 January 2015

Patent examiners have a unique opportunity to watch the beautiful process of innovation, says Laura Smith-Hewitt of the European Patent Office (sponsored by the EPO)


Doctorate with a difference

Doctorate with a difference

10 December 2014

As centres for doctoral training spring up across the country, the PhD as we know it is undergoing a transformation


Earth, wind and data: Making sense of our planet

Earth, wind and data: Making sense of our planet

3 December 2014

Data scientists must collect, store and find patterns in vast amounts of information about Earth – a job some have termed the "sexiest of the 21st century"


Teenage girls rule themselves out of engineering careers

Teenage girls rule themselves out of engineering careers

26 November 2014

Girls trump boys at science GCSEs, but few go on to physics and maths A-levels, which rules them out of rewarding engineering careers. Can we alter the trend, asks Jessica Hamzelou


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