Thinking about ‘real-world science’ for career orientation

Sarah Mary Hayes

doi:10.51724/arise.12

Authors

Sarah Mary Hayes SSPC, Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51724/arise.12

Keywords:

industry, student perceptions, career orientation, real-world science

Abstract

With this editorial I am happy to introduce the first issue of the second volume of the ARISE Journal. The purpose of this editorial is to briefly discuss authentic or ‘real-world’ science, its place in society, in the classroom and how it can support and explicitly link to students’ perception of scientific careers and potentially enhance uptake of science subjects.

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