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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2017

David J. Bennett
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St Edmund's College, Cambridge
Richard C. Jennings
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University of Cambridge
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Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry – Pharmaceutical Industry Career information from the ABPI. http://careers.abpi.org.uk/Pages/default.aspxGoogle Scholar
Biochemical Society – Options after a bioscience degree. www.biochemistry.org/Education/Highereducation.aspxGoogle Scholar
Civil Service Fast Stream - www.faststream.gov.uk/Google Scholar
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Michigan State University Career Services Network – https://careernetwork.msu.edu/Google Scholar
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National Union of Students – www.nus.org.uk/Google Scholar
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National Union of Students (2013) Postgraduates who teach. www.nus.org.uk/Global/1654-NUS_PostgradTeachingSurvey_v3.pdfGoogle Scholar
Nature (2015) Graduate survey: Uncertain futures. Nature 526, 597–600 (22 October 2015). www.nature.com/nature/journal/v526/n7574/full/nj7574-597a.htmlCrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Vitae (2015) Careers in Research Online Survey UK aggregate results 2015 for CROS Vitae Register at www.vitae.ac.uk/vitae-publications/reports/vitae-careers-in-research-online-survey-report-2015-for-cros.pdf/viewGoogle Scholar
Welcome Trust (2016) Monitor Wave 3 Tracking public views on science and biomedical research. https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/monitor-wave3-full-wellcome-apr16.pdfGoogle Scholar
Wise (2014) Women in Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics: The Talent Pipeline from Classroom to Boardroom www.wisecampaign.org.uk/uploads/wise/files/WISE_UK_Statistics_2014.pdfGoogle Scholar
Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower (Scientific Survival Skills), Robbins-Roth, Cynthia (Academic Press, 1998, 2nd ed., 2005), ISBN-10: 0125893760; ISBN-13: 978-0125893763.Google Scholar
Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development, Freedman, Toby (Cold Spring Harbor Press, 2009), ISBN-10: 0879698802; ISBN-13: 978-0879698805.Google Scholar
Career Planning for Research Bioscientists, Blackford, Sarah (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), ISBN: 978-1-4051-9670-3.Google Scholar
Guide to Non-Traditional Careers in Science, Young-Kreeger, Karen (Routledge, 1998), ISBN-10: 1560326700; ISBN-13: 978-1560326700.Google Scholar
Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists, Fiske, Peter (John Wiley & Sons, 2001), ISBN-10: 0875902952; ISBN-13: 978-0875902951.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
“So What Are You Going to Do with That?” Finding Careers Outside Academia, Basalla, Susan and Debelius, Maggie (University of Chicago Press, 2007), ISBN-10: 0226038823; ISBN-13: 978-0226038827.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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