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FAME, fortune and happiness await those who are successful in life. But you’re a scientist, so can you really expect the same rewards? The answer is yes, and we’re here to show you how.
Our supplement is packed with advice to help you become a successful scientist, whether you’re an ambitious academic with your sights set on the top (see “Graduate Special: Become an expert”), a budding entrepreneur with a grand business plan (see “Graduate Special: Start a business”), or just want to stamp your mark on the world (see “Graduate Special: Making a difference”). Find out how to fulfil your potential with hot tips from the experts, postgrad opportunities and, crucially, an answer to the question on every graduate’s lips: how much money will I make?
Being fresh out of university is no excuse you can become a success at any age just ask Carol Greider, who at 23 years old made the biggest breakthrough of her career (see “Graduate Special: Make a discovery”) or Thomas Whitfield, a biochemistry postgraduate who thought up his successful invention over a few beers in the pub (see “Graduate Special: Become an inventor”).
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We discover the secrets of their success, hear about the perks and pitfalls, and finally answer the most important question of all: “Graduate Special: Finding Happiness?”. So why wait any longer? Choose your path…
Graduate Special: Make a discovery
Graduate Special: Become an expert
Graduate Special: Become an inventor
Graduate Special: Start a business
Graduate Special: Make some money
Graduate Special: Making a difference
Graduate Special: Go to the extreme
Graduate Special: Become Famous
Graduate Special: Finding Happiness
“I had this nagging fear that we’d forgotten to divide by the square root of pi”
“It’s not necessarily going to turn you into a person who wears a suit and points at pie charts”
“We became the pit latrine kings of East Africa”
“Of course, predicting average lifespans in four digits was considered newsworthy”
Careers Find out how to make the most of your career in our comprehensive special report.
