British Chemists Abroad, 1887–1971: the Dynamics of Chemists’ Careers

Talent management of skilled migrants: propositions and an agenda for future research

“…With regard to the research on skilled migrant careers, research attention has concentrated almost exclusively on careers within the medical and scientific professions (e.g. Bourgeault, Neiterman, & LeBrun, 2011;Fang, 2007;Girasek, Molnar, Eke, & Szócska, 2011;Hardill & MacDonald, 2000;Ricketts, 2010;Roberts & Simmons, 2009). However, skilled migrants do not feature as 'talents' in any of this literature, and success stories of skilled migrants are lacking (Crowley-Henry et al, 2016).…”

Practising Chemistry in the British Empire: George Christian Hoffmann (1837-1917) and the Geological Survey of Canada

“…The bias to Empire countries was most evident in the early years (1887-1917) for which data on the careers of those with the FIC postnomial were analyzed. 49 The Royal School of Mines had a special role in the generation of this diaspora. In MacLeod's analysis of the places where the graduates ("associates") of this institution pursued their careers,he found that of those graduating in the period 1851-1920 for whom data were available, 17% went to the United States and Canada, 10% to Australia, 19% to South Africa and other African colonies, while 34% remained in Great Britain.…”

Review of periodical literature published in 2009

“…J. D. Roberts has rightly raised the question of ensuring that contemporary definitions of professionalization are not rigidly imposed upon the past, thereby limiting our interpretation of the phenomenon. G. K. Roberts and Simmons examine the career progression of chemists, and explore their high rates of geographical mobility, as a result of both their skills transferability and career progressions within multi‐national companies.…”