| Description |
1 online resource (x, 166 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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? |
| Summary |
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 a career. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Vocational guidance.
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Science -- Vocational guidance. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rothwell, Nancy. Who wants to be a scientist?. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521817730 0521520924 (DLC) 2002023868 (OCoLC)49320506 |
| ISBN |
0511078390 (electronic book) |
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9780511078392 (electronic book) |
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0511076827 |
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9780511076824 |
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9780511754999 |
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051175499X |
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9780521817738 (hardback) |
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0521817730 (hardback) |
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1280163372 |
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9781280163371 |
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