Bernard Feringa at Groningen University. Photo taken in November 2013.

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Ben Feringa on how to overcome failures in the lab

Students meet Nobel Prize laureate Ben Feringa

Ben Feringa, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2016, was joined by 14 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist. Feringa gave his best advice for how to overcome failures in the lab, his best tips for maintaining a science career, and guidance to the students on how to handle ethical dilemmas while working in the lab.

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