Politics is a hot topic no matter what the weather is doing and it's one which many of you are interested in. The main route into the civil service for PhDs is through the fast stream graduate programme but what if it's not for you? Well, what if I said you could take a shorter position, say three months, to work in a Government department and see if it's for you? What if I also said it would be in a department which would use your scientific knowledge? Sound too good to be true? I have good news.

It's that time of year again where the Royal Society of Chemistry's Westminster Fellowship is open for applications.

I have even better news - we will give you a bursary of £5000.

What's stopping you? Get your application in!