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Discover Chemistry

[Name, Organisation ]. Discover Chemistry. What do chemical scientists do?. Research. Study. Invent. Prove. Sample. Detect. Analyse. Investigate. Calculate. Measure. Observe. Test. Discover. Create. Experiment. Examine. Learn. Monitor. Interpret. Synthesise.

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Discover Chemistry

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  1. [Name, Organisation] Discover Chemistry

  2. What do chemical scientists do? Research Study Invent Prove Sample Detect Analyse Investigate Calculate Measure Observe Test Discover Create Experiment Examine Learn Monitor Interpret Synthesise

  3. I’m a chemical scientist An example of a typical day The best thing about your job A problem you have solved An interesting project you have worked on You may like to include a photograph of yourself at work

  4. Careers in chemistry Agriculturalchemist Marinechemist Biochemist Chemicalengineer Formulationchemist Forensicscientist Atmosphericchemist Materialsscientist Foodscientist Environmentalchemist Analyticalchemist Industrialchemist Toxicologist Computational chemist Polymerscientist Medicinalchemist Crystallographer

  5. Life in the Lab Labs are everywhere! No two labs are the same Chemists often concentrate on a specific area of chemistry Research can have a big impact outside the lab

  6. Life in the Lab – Day to Day Team player vs. lone ranger? DIY – experimental design and risk assessment Keeping notes Technology rich and poor The ‘uniform’

  7. Study whilst working • 14-16 study • Postgraduate • 16-18 study • Higher Education Routes to study chemistry • A Levels (AS and A2) / Highers and Advanced Highers • Undergraduate degree (BSc, BA, MChem, MSci) • Masters (MSc, MA) • Baccalaureate (International / Scottish / Welsh / AQA) • GCSEs / • Standard Grades/ • Intermediates • HND, HNC • PhD/MRes • BTEC • Foundation degrees, Access to HE courses • PGCE/PGDE • NVQ/SVQ level 1-2 • NVQ/SVQ level 3 • NVQ level 4 • NVQ level 5 Part time and distance learning courses • Higher Apprenticeships • Advanced Apprenticeships • Intermediate apprenticeships

  8. How much could you earn?

  9. Vocational routes You don’t have to go to university.. • Part-time study • Apprenticeships

  10. What else can I do with a chemistry qualification? • Practical • Analytical • Numerate • Transferable skills • Problem solvers • Creative • Good communicators • Team workers

  11. What else can I do with a chemistry qualification? • Advise on science policy • Help people protect their ideas • Sell scientific equipment • You could… • Analyse data for reports • Become a science writer

  12. Darren Smyth - Patent Attorney Darren helps companies protect new products by writing patents Patents give companies a monopoly on their product for 20 years Patents can be for a wide range of products such as drugs, foods, batteries and plastics Darren uses his scientific knowledge every day He also has to communicate complicated ideas

  13. How can the Royal Society of Chemistry help me? Cutting-edge chemistry Help with your studies Inspiring events Lab and university visits Further study and career advice

  14. How can the Royal Society of Chemistry help me? Thousands of resources to help you learn chemistry like the Visual Elements Periodic Table, Chemistry in your Bathroom, and Mechanism Inspector!

  15. How can the Royal Society of Chemistry help me? • Top of the Bench • Bill Bryson Prize for Science Communication • International Chemistry Olympiad • Schools’ Analyst Competition

  16. Any questions?

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