mmu general talk 2011 - online
DESCRIPTION
This is an online presentation given remotely to students at Manchester Metropolitan from the Royal Society of ChemistryTRANSCRIPT
Why Chemistry?
EnjoymentEnjoyment
Job prospectsJob prospects
ChallengeChallenge
RewardingRewardingInterestingInteresting
Good degreeGood degree
FlexibilityFlexibility
Make a differenceMake a difference
ResearchResearch
Further Study?
Masters PhD Post Doctoral Research Associate www.findaphd.com www.jobs.ac.uk
Careers from Chemistry
Jobs directly related to chemistry
Analytical chemist Biomedical scientist Food technologist Forensic scientist Materials engineer Medical physicist Quality assurance
manager Product development
scientist Toxicologist Health & Safety adviser Molecular modelling
Clinical work Research – tissue typing
Geoscientist Marine scientist Soil scientist Water quality scientist PhD/Postdoctoral
research/lecturing Crystallographer Research scientist
Pharmaceuticals Fine chemicals Fragrance / Flavours Polymers
Culture
Science Writing
Some examples we came up with…
Law/Government
The RSC HE
Finance
Stage 1: How involved in science do you want to be?
‘hands-on science’
using your scientific knowledge
using the skills from your degree or PhD