Nearly three months have passed since my last post, but it barely feels like three weeks!
Working in the Science team is very different to working in Membership – there isn’t as much travel, although I’ve still been out and about representing the RSC at a couple of events including the Durham University
RSC Roadshow, and the Lab Innovations exhibition in Birmingham.
My work is a mixture of supportive ad-hoc assignments (usually involving tight deadlines!) and long term projects that are slotted in around everything else. I’ve certainly learned a lot over the last few months. One of the highlights was presenting some of the RSC's data on the state of UK chemistry to the SEI team managers, which was a massive confidence boost.
My biggest challenge has been managing one of the SEI graduate projects organising a series of policy-focussed events at the
Chemistry Centre. With support from the rest of the science team, I’ve learned to manage the delivery of these lectures every step of the way, from liaising with high profile speakers and putting together a guestlist to making sure everything runs smoothly on the night. It is always great to see everyone’s hard work come together and result in a successful event. The next in the series, a debate on the science and ethics of
synthetic biology, is taking place next week and I’m really looking forward to it.
The days are getting shorter, and there's a definite wintry chill in the air. This means Christmas celebration plans are well underway, with an all staff Christmas dinner and fancy dress Christmas party to look forward to. It will be the perfect end to a fantastic year.
Emma Stoye is a Graduate working in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Science, Education and Industry Department. To see if there are any current vacancies go to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' Blog or subscribe to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' by Email
Nearly three months have passed since my last post, but it barely feels like three weeks!
