Who wants to be a scientist? : choosing science as a career /

Scientific research is about discovering new things and applying them to improvements in life style for people and animals. Careers in science are now very demanding, requiring much more than a keen scientific mind and practical ability. This book offers practical advice on how to choose science as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rothwell, Nancy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Science > Vocational guidance.
Sciences > Orientation professionnelle.
SCIENCE > General.
Science > Vocational guidance
Handbooks and manuals
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Starting out in research
  • Getting down to research
  • Scientific ethics and conduct
  • Publish or perish?
  • Communication and getting known
  • Moving up
  • Responsibilities
  • Funding research
  • Who owns science?
  • Science and the public
  • Power, pressure and politics
  • Social aspects of science
  • So who does want to be a scientist?

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