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Encouraging autonomy for Post-Doctoral researchers


Posted on: 31 July 2019 in Researchers


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Dr James Hobson, Department of Chemistry

Based in the Department of Chemistry, Dr James Hobson explains the advantages of the University's flexible approach to how research staff work and how he has used the freedom to develop ideas to become a research leader in the field.


Keywords: Nanomedicine, Global Health, Translational Science, Healthcare, Career Development, Interdisciplinary, Collaboration.


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