Neuroscience Careers

NEUROSCIENCE - SCIENCE OF THE BRAIN:
An Introduction for Young Students

A new edition of the highly successful 'Brain Facts Booklet', created by Richard Morris (Edinburgh) and Marienne Fillenz (Oxford) in 1994, was published in the summer of 2003 and was distributed FREE to all members of the BNA. Primarily aimed at sixth form students or first year undergraduates, Richard Morris has managed to create a wonderfully neat and concise 'primer' of neuroscience, touching on everything from development to drug addiction. A number of leading neuroscientists in this country have risen to the challenge and contributed a chapter describing their field of expertise in a simple yet imaginative and visually appealing way. Any sixth formers or new undergraduates uncertain what to specialise in at university can't fail to be swayed by this refreshing booklet! The booklet includes a section on "Training and Careers" - see below for the PDF versions of the pages:-

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Teachers in schools or lecturers teaching on university foundation courses can order additional copies by simply contacting the BNA Office.

"Who Wants to be a Scientist? Choosing Science as a Career" Author Nancy Rothwell, Illustrated by Smudge Published by Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521520924 176 pages Price: £14.95 Publication date: September 2002

Scientific research is about discovering new things and applying them to improvements in life style for people and animals. But careers in science are now very demanding, requiring much more than a keen scientific mind and practical ability. If you are considering a career in research, have already embarked on your career and want to succeed, are uncertain which route to take, or advise, train or supervise scientists, this book should offer some helpful advice. It covers topics ranging from choosing a PhD or postdoctoral position, successful interviews and preparing your cv to managing your supervisor; how to give successful talks, publish high quality papers and get yourself known; and broad aspects of science which are so important today, including ethics and fraud, intellectual property and exploitation and disseminating science to the public.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Starting out in research PDF format sample chapter
3. Getting down to research
4. Publish or perish
5. Communication and getting known
6. Moving up
7. Responsibilities
8. Funding research
9. Who owns science
10. Conduct and ethics
11. Science and society
12. Power, pressure and politics
13. Social aspects of science
14. So who does want to be a scientist?

Reviews

'Nancy Rothwell has produced an accessible and excellently written book that covers just about everything you need to know about a career in science. … I wish I could write as well as she does. I wish I'd had this book when I started out as a research student all those years ago.' RDS Newsletter

‘… this book can be highly recommended to postgraduates and those in postdoctoral positions wanting an insight into what lies ahead in what will (hopefully) be a rewarding career.’ Mark Dallas, BNA Newsletter

‘… well written and notably easy to read … I will certainly recommend the book to our local MRes students.’ Steve Hughes, Annals of Botany

‘… a thoroughly worthwhile book that should be in the hands of anyone considering that most rewarding of pastimes - a career in science.’ Peter Atkins, The Times Higher Education Supplement