Career talks and events
Practical tips, advice and resources to inspire your professional development.
Enhance your scientific knowledge and career skills with our range of talks, webinars and panel discussions.
Our career and professional development advisers can provide support through webinars and in-person events, to support you to make confident decisions about your career.
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ChemCareers webinars
Get your questions answered and receive practical advice and information from employers, career professionals and experienced chemical scientists. All RSC members can register for our ChemCareers lunchtime webinars, which are broadcast live, but with catch-up available to watch at a later date.
A colleague and I gave a talk on patents to the ChemCareers group, and I鈥檓 delighted to say we had nearly 200 people attend.
Katy Pellow MRSC, Part-qualified Patent Attorney at Abel + Imray
In a typical ChemCareers webinar, you will:
- learn about the career opportunities open to you as a chemical scientist
- get career management and professional development tips
- gain insights into marketing yourself in job applications and interviews and how to stand out as a candidate
- receive expert advice on dealing with career challenges
Upcoming ChemCareers webinars
ChemCareers 2026: Finding a job after 50
Exploring career transitions later in life. Part of the planning your pr...
19 August 2026
Online
ChemCareers 2026: Mid-career advice for academics
Gain tips on career advice within academia. Part of the planning your pr...
16 September 2026
Online
ChemCareers 2026: Applying for RSC Fellow
How to apply to Fellow of the RSC. Part of the planning your professiona...
23 September 2026
Online
ChemCareers 2026: Finding and applying for an internship
How to find and apply for an internship. Part of the planning your profe...
21 October 2026
Online
ChemCareers 2026: Salary insights for chemists
What chemists earn: insights from the RSC member survey. From the Making...
18 November 2026
Online
ChemCareers 2026: Careers in fast-moving consumer goods
Learn how chemists build careers in the FMCG industry. Part of the makin...
2 December 2026
Online
Missed a webinar? All RSC members can access our library of previous recordings, including - , and lots of other sectors across the chemical sciences.
Career talks at conferences and events
Our career and professional development advisers frequently speak at conferences and events, as well as provide one-to-one CV advice.
Contact our Careers team to book us for your upcoming event.
Enhance your scientific knowledge and career skills by registering for an event below.
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The ChemCareers webinar programme is a great way for our community to share practical experience of professional development, as well as experience of working in a sector or role. If you have a topic you would like to see covered, please get in touch with us.
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