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  • Who Wants to be a Scientist?: Choosing Science as a Career

    Who Wants to be a Scientist? by Rothwell, Nancy;

    Choosing Science as a Career

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      • Publisher's listprice GBP 38.00
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    Short description:

    Essential information for anyone considering a career in scientific research.

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    Long description:

    Scientific research is about discovering new things and applying them to improvements in life style for people and animals. But careers in science are now very demanding, requiring much more than a keen scientific mind and practical ability. If you are considering a career in research, have already embarked on your career and want to succeed, are uncertain which route to take, or advise, train or supervise scientists, this book should offer some helpful advice. It covers topics ranging from choosing a PhD or postdoctoral position, successful interviews and preparing your cv to managing your supervisor; how to give successful talks, publish high quality papers and get yourself known; and broad aspects of science which are so important today, including ethics and fraud, intellectual property and exploitation and disseminating science to the public.

    'Nancy Rothwell has produced an accessible and excellently written book that covers just about everything you need to know about a career in science. ... I wish I could write as well as she does. I wish I'd had this book when I started out as a research student all those years ago.' RDS Newsletter

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    Table of Contents:

    1. Introduction; 2. Starting out in research; 3. Getting down to research; 4. Publish or perish; 5. Communication and getting known; 6. Moving up; 7. Responsibilities; 8. Funding research; 9. Who owns science; 10. Conduct and ethics; 11. Science and society; 12. Power, pressure and politics; 13. Social aspects of science; 14. So who does want to be a scientist?.

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