Career Videos - Primary

The chemistry career videos on this page were produced as part of the ChemDiverse: Videos project, funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

If you are at primary school, take a look at the videos below to find out what how you can use chemistry and science in lots of day-to-day jobs.

Prof David MacMillan

Professor of chemistry at Princeton University, USA

Prof Sir David MacMillan: Prof Sir David MacMillan received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2021 and received a knighthood for services to Chemistry and Science in 2022

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Jonathan Curle

Medicinal Chemist working at BioAscent

Jonathan Works as a chemist making new medicines for cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs. He studied Chemistry at University and works in Newhouse, near Motherwell, for BioAscent.

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Kate Fell

Analytical Chemist working at BioAscent

Kate’s job is to analyse all the different chemicals to make sure the correct drugs are made and there are no harmful chemical impurities. She works in Newhouse, near Motherwell, for BioAscent.

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Prof Lesley Yellowlees

Professor of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh

Prof Lesley Yellowlees is a Professor at Edinburgh University. She works across a wide range of chemistry including solar energy and was the first woman to be president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Laura Murphy

Education Lead at Scottish Online Lessons

Laura worked as a research scientist in a global chemical company for 25 years before teaching Science & Chemistry.

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Rachael Dunn

Regulatory Specialist for GSK

Rachel works for GSK; a company making medicines to prevent and treat diseases. Rachael’s job is to make sure that all our medicines are safe.

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Rebecca Taig

Biochemist working at BioAscent

Rebecca is a chemist for BioAscent in Newhouse. She is a chemist making new medicines to treat diseases like cancer and diabetes.

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Stephen Hendry

Programme manager for Socioeconomic Inclusion at the Royal Society of Chemistry

Stephen is a chemist working for the Royal Society of Chemistry. His job is to help make sure that chemistry careers are available to everyone.

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Philip Drake

Lecturer in chemistry at the University of Bradford

Philip is a university lecturer and a research scientist. He is looking to find ways to kill cancer with tiny magnets.

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Craig Johnstone

Chief Operating Office, Evotec

Evotec is a drug discovery company with company sites in the UK, Europe and the United States.

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