How to deal with impostor syndrome?

Impostor syndrome is a term that describes the feeling of intellectual and professional inadequacy that some people experience. It’s “a nebulous mixture of thoughts and feelings experienced by highly accomplished individuals who continuously question their achievements.” The feelings are relatively common for anyone who has achieved any level of success or even enough to garner…

The Longest word in English…

Did you know there is a word that consists of 189,819 letters? It is the term for the formula C169,719H270,466N45,688O52,238S911. A protein that in humans is encoded by the TTN gene and consists of 34,350 Amino acids, with the molecular weight of the mature “canonical” isoform of the protein being approximately 3,816,030.05 Da. We also…

The 10 principles of Chemploy

Hi there! May we introduce ourselves? We are Chemploy: an ah-mazing organisation employing ‘like-minded’ professionals in chemicals, food and life sciences to create better and safer products and processes, and eventually… a better world. We want to promote “Chemistry in Employment” and be the employer of choice for talented professionals in chemicals, food and life sciences.   Chemistry in…