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Chemistry World October 2010 |
A renaissance in school chemistry John Holman, former director of the UK's National Science Learning Centre, is optimistic about the current state of chemistry education. But important caveats remain |
Chemistry World December 2006 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: A Shot in the Arm for Science Education University science education has received a significant boost with the announcement that the Higher Education Funding Council for England will provide an extra 75 million pounds for courses in chemistry, physics, and engineering. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Investment rekindles interest in science A recent upturn in the number of university students taking science and maths in England suggests interest in the sciences is on the rise again |
Chemistry World June 2006 |
Comment: RSC Prepared for the Future Simon Campbell reflects on the Royal Society of Chemistry's achievements during his presidency. |
Chemistry World August 15, 2013 Julia Higgins |
Diversity: leading the way The Royal Society, funded by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and in parallel with the Royal Academy of Engineering's diversity scheme, has set out a program to address diversity in science. For many of us, the word diversity raises the gender question. |
Chemistry World April 4, 2013 Joe Connor |
An artful solution to scientist shortfall There has been much attention given recently to concerns regarding the overproduction of science graduates in the United Kingdom. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
Obama issues scientific call to arms President Obama has pledged billions of extra dollars towards scientific research and development (R&D) in a bid to maintain the US's position at the forefront of science and technology. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2012 Lesley Yellowlees |
Standing up for chemistry As I start my term as president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, I'd like to share some of the issues I wish to address during my presidency. |
Chemistry World September 5, 2008 Fred Campbell |
Rushed Reforms Failing UK School Science UK government reforms of school education have done little to increase the number of children with maths or science (STEM) qualifications, according to the UK's national academy of sciences. |
Chemistry World April 22, 2013 Patrick Walter |
RSC takes top UK business award The Royal Society of Chemistry has received the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise for achieving substantial growth in its overseas scientific publishing business. |
Chemistry World January 2012 |
A new year and a new dawn As the International Year of Chemistry drew to a close last year, we were delighted to see the future of chemistry in the UK being bolstered with two universities planning to reopen their chemistry departments |
Chemistry World March 1, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Archives for Africa and Beyond The Royal Society of Chemistry yesterday announced free access to its journal's back-catalogue in over 50 developing countries, the first learned society to make such a gesture. |
Chemistry World March 8, 2006 |
Update: Archives for Africa and beyond The Royal Society of Chemistry has provided developing countries with free access to its journal archives, but its involvement shouldn't stop there, said RSC chief executive. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Maria Burke |
Pledge to create 2000 new STEM posts Leading UK businesses and institutions have pledged to create over 2000 new jobs and apprenticeships in science, technology, engineering and math. |
Chemistry World May 19, 2010 Hayley Birch |
Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees. |
Chemistry World August 2008 |
Editorial: Balancing up the equation Academic chemistry is a less welcoming environment for women than it is for men. |
Chemistry World February 22, 2010 Anna Lewcock |
Funding cuts will 'damage a generation' of science Cutting research budgets will harm science for an entire generation, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said. The Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the many who have voiced their outrage at the cuts to UK science funding, shares this view. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2007 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
UK Government Expected to Strengthen Science The UK government is to launch a 'major campaign' to strengthen school science and overhaul its own science and technology investment. |
Chemistry World August 2008 |
Putting women in their place It's in all our interests to promote the career progression of women in chemistry, says Annette Williams |
Chemistry World September 9, 2011 Sean Milmo |
King's College resurrects chemistry department King's College London is reopening its department of chemistry in 2012, eight years after it was closed due in part to a sharp drop in the popularity of the subject. |
Chemistry World December 2011 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: The End of a Good Start Chemistry can and should be celebrated every day. |
Chemistry World September 2011 |
Future funding concern The announcement by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council about future research funding has caused concern in the chemistry community. |
Chemistry World December 5, 2008 Matt Wilkinson |
250m to train new breed of UK scientists The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has selected 44 new centers to share a 250 million injection into postgraduate science education. |
Information Today November 19, 2015 |
Royal Society of Chemistry Commits to Training African Scientists The Royal Society of Chemistry entered into a new 5-year partnership with GlaxoSmithKline to help African scientists gain analytical skills. |
Chemistry World November 6, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Chemistry departments running in the red in the UK UK university chemistry departments' finances are well into the red, according to a recent report on university balance sheets. |
Chemistry World January 4, 2008 Ned Stafford |
German Chemistry Rated World Class An independent study has shown that German chemistry remains world class, with 16 of 57 universities and seven of 20 research institutes rated as being global leaders in at least one field of chemistry research. |
Chemistry World June 13, 2013 |
Former editor of Chemistry in Britain dies Peter Farago oversaw many changes to Chemistry in Britain and Education in Chemistry both of which were jointly published by the Chemical Society and Royal Institute of Chemistry before the two societies joined to become the Royal Society of Chemistry. |
Chemistry World March 13, 2006 |
Thriving Chemistry Department Faces Closure Anger surrounded the announcement that from October 2007 the chemistry department at Sussex University, UK, will make way for a department of chemical biology. |
Chemistry World March 15, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Budget Cuts for UK Science Scientists and research managers in the UK have reacted with dismay to a 68 million-pound raid on the budget of the research councils - the state agencies that fund the bulk of civil science research in the country. |
Chemistry World June 12, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
UK chemists must take control The Engineering and physical sciences research council second international review of UK chemistry has warned that too little is being done to support early-career researchers and encourage high-risk research. |
Chemistry World August 15, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies After retiring from active research, John Mason Ward continued to play an active role in the chemistry community. |
Chemistry World October 24, 2006 Victoria Gill |
British Scholarship Scheme to Attract the World's Best Brains The Royal Society has developed an international fellowship scheme that aims to attract the world's best scientists to the UK and give the country a business edge. |
Chemistry World October 20, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
UK chemists warn of funding crisis Senior researchers have warned that a sharp drop in the number of research grants awarded this year risks damaging UK chemistry. |
Chemistry World July 21, 2008 |
Chemical Education in Need of Reform China's university chemistry departments are struggling to attract students despite the rapid expansion of the country's higher education system. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2011 |
Former Royal Society of Chemistry chief executive dies Richard Pike, one of the country's leading voices in science and education, has died at the age of 61. |
Chemistry World September 1, 2013 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Chemistry - The next generation What does the future hold for the chemists of tomorrow, those clutching new qualifications and those still coming through the ranks in school? Can chemistry attract a complete cross-section of society? |
Chemistry World September 2009 |
Column: Undercover academic Chemistry has so much to offer but will likely never receive credit, mainly because its contributions are in the disputed territories between disciplines. I find that a little sad. |
Chemistry World November 21, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
African Chemistry Network Launches The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has launched the Pan African Chemistry Network (PACN), an initiative which it hopes will promote scientific development and education across Africa. |
Information Today October 29, 2009 |
Royal Society of Chemistry Delivering Ebooks via Ovid The first 46 books going onto the OvidSP scholarly search and discovery platform will cover chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and related disciplines. |
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education US chemistry graduate education needs an overhaul to address a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and other obstacles, according to a new report released by the American Chemical Society. |
Chemistry World November 2011 Graeme Armstrong |
Good Chemistry We must improve the chemistry between industry and society. |
Chemistry World February 16, 2011 Laura Howes |
International Year of Chemistry launches across the world Over 1000 people from more than 60 countries helped to launch the International Year of Chemistry at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris, France. |
Chemistry World August 2007 Richard Jones |
Comment: Grand Challenges for Small Science The UK needs to develop a convincing strategy for nanotechnology research. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
New Research Centres for UK Chemistry Two research centres hoping to add new dimensions to UK chemistry were officially launched last week. |
Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Exclusive Interview: EPSRC's New Chief Executive, David Delpy UK chemists have been too content to 'fill the gaps' instead of tackling big, exciting problems. That's the view of medical physicist David Delpy, who recently started work as the chief executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. |
Chemistry World December 2006 Mark Haw |
Comment: A Tale of Two Disciplines Teaching as well as research can help bridge the no-man's land between chemistry and chemical engineering. |
Chemistry World April 11, 2014 |
Former chief executive of Royal Society of Chemistry dies As leader of the Chemical Society, John Ruck Keene oversaw its amalgamation with the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Faraday Society and Society for Analytical Chemistry to become the RSC in 1980. |
Information Today December 17, 2012 |
RSC Acquires The Merck Index In buying the rights to the iconic reference book, the RSC gains a globally used reference tool with a 120-year history. |
Chemistry World August 8, 2013 Victoria Druce |
Chemistry: the impure science Chemistry: the impure science by Bensaude-Vincent and Simon, delves into the past to assert the foundations of a modern chemistry, with a concluding chapter that might propel the subject into an ethically sound and influential future. |
Chemistry World August 21, 2013 |
Stemming the tide While overt gender discrimination is less common today in universities and corporations, women are still leaving chemistry in greater numbers than men. Laura Howes looks at how people are mending the leaky pipeline |