Chartered scientist
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Chartered Scientist is a professional qualification
in the United Kingdom
that is awarded by the Science Council
through its Licensed member organisations. Holders of this qualification can use the post-nominal letters CSci.
Chartered scientists are professional scientists who are practising and/or advancing science at the full professional level and are individuals for whom scientific knowledge or practice at that level form an essential element of their role. Chartered scientists are characterised by their ability to deal with complex issues, both systematically and creatively and can make sound judgements in the absence of complete data to develop solutions to scientific problems and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
The required standard for Chartered Scientist registration is a Masters-level science qualification (or equivalent) with four years of postgraduate work experience.
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in the United Kingdom
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that is awarded by the Science Council
Science Council
The was established by Royal Charter in 2003. The principal activity of The Science Council is the promotion of the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of and education in science pure and applied, for the public benefit....
through its Licensed member organisations. Holders of this qualification can use the post-nominal letters CSci.
Chartered scientists are professional scientists who are practising and/or advancing science at the full professional level and are individuals for whom scientific knowledge or practice at that level form an essential element of their role. Chartered scientists are characterised by their ability to deal with complex issues, both systematically and creatively and can make sound judgements in the absence of complete data to develop solutions to scientific problems and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
The required standard for Chartered Scientist registration is a Masters-level science qualification (or equivalent) with four years of postgraduate work experience.
See also
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- Chartered Engineer
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- Chartered StatisticianChartered statisticianChartered Statistician is a professional qualification in statistics offered by the Royal Statistical Society in the United Kingdom...
- Chartered MathematicianChartered mathematicianChartered Mathematician is a professional qualification in mathematics offered by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications in the United Kingdom. A chartered mathematician is allowed to use the post-nominal letters CMath....