Being, or wanting to become, a scientist requires academic training in the science subjects. To succeed as a research scientist and educator requires specific as well as general skills. Skills for a Scientific Life provides insight into how to be successful. This career book is intended for potential entrants, early career and mid-career scientists for a wide range of science disciplines.FeaturesOffers advice on specific skills for research article writing, grant writing, and refereeing as well as teaching undergraduates and supervising postgraduatesProvides helpful case studies resulting from the author's teaching and mentoring experienceContributes a special emphasis on skills for realizing wider impacts such as sustainability and gender equalityPresents several chapters on leadership skills both in academe and in government serviceConcludes with an emphasis on the author's overall underpinning of the topics from the point of view of ethics