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The seven deadly sins

Nature Chemistry volume 12, pages 104–106 (2020)Cite this article

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Bruce C. Gibb takes a look at the dark side of academia and considers a multitude of sins.

In academia, and in chemistry departments around the world, there are similar (smaller scale) quandaries. Some people might think that the academic unit has reached the apex of societal evolution and that nothing can be done to improve it, but most can see ways that we can improve on our education and research missions. But what is the ideal path forward that maximizes our ability to train the next generation?

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Gibb, B.C. The seven deadly sins. Nat. Chem. 12, 104–106 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0408-5

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