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Chemistry World
January 26, 2010 |
The Royal Institution: two centuries of impact Richard Catlow, former director of research at the Royal Institution, tells us why it's important to remember the key role the RI has played throughout the history of science and the cutting edge research it continues to foster.   |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2013
Patrick Walter |
Campaign to save Royal Institution's London home A campaign has kicked off to save the Royal Institution from having to sell its iconic home at 21 Albemarle Street in London. The venerable science charity, which housed the labs of chemistry pioneers such as Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday, has found itself in dire financial trouble. |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2013
Mark Peplow |
Royal Institution's chemical heritage for sale The Royal Institution is considering selling its home, 21 Albemarle Street, the London site the RI has occupied since shortly after its foundation in 1799, and one of the world's most important scientific heritage sites. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2013
Laura Howes |
4.4m donation gives RI breathing room The Royal Institution has received a 4.4 million pound bailout that will allow the organization to remain in its iconic home in Albemarle Street in London, for now. |
Chemistry World
October 21, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Royal Institution to sell off books to pay debts Several iconic texts from the history of scientific discovery are set to go under the hammer at Christie's in London later this year as the Royal Institution attempts to pay off its debts. |
ifeminists
November 8, 2008
Ken Gregg |
Who am I? Guess the historical figure that wrote several science books for children and helped peak Michael Faraday's interest in electricity. |
Chemistry World
March 14, 2013
Bill Griffith |
Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 -- a ruthless chemist This book, by John Rowlinson, should interest both chemists and historians, and will surely remain the standard biography of a remarkable man. |
Chemistry World
October 30, 2014
Andrea Sella |
Daniell's cell John Daniell (1790 -- 1845) was a British meteorologist who verified Faraday's theory of the equivalence of chemistry and electricity. |
Chemistry World
January 17, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Broke RI rejected Royal Society merger The Royal Institution has rejected a bail-out proposal from the Royal Society that would see the two organizations merge, according to a report in the magazine Research Fortnight. |
Chemistry World
September 2007
Ian Pearson |
Comment: Global Science Matters The UK's new science minister says that an international perspective is vital for scientific growth. |
Chemistry World
November 2010 |
350 years and counting Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society, on the first 350 years of the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence |
Chemistry World
May 15, 2015 |
All set for chemistry Chemistry sets through the years have both weathered and reflected many changes in science and society, as Philip Ball discovers |
Chemistry World
December 2, 2013
Andrea Sella |
The Braggs' spectrometer There are few where the stories of father and son have been as tightly intertwined as the Braggs, whose collaborative, and sometimes tense, partnership, almost single-handedly created x-ray crystallography. |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2015
Adam Brownsell |
Deck the lecture halls The Christmas lectures are approaching their 100th year and are one of the best evocations of science communication in the world today. |
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
August 2010 |
Let's get physical The field of physical chemistry is booming, as more and more scientists seek to understand their work on a molecular level |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2015
Adam Brownsell |
Let's talk about chemistry I hope all of you have now had a chance to at least skim read the results of the survey carried out this year by the Royal Society of Chemistry on the public's attitudes to chemistry in the UK. |
Chemistry World
December 2007
Henry Nicholls |
The Chemistry Set Generation Thinking about buying a chemistry set for someone this Christmas? A nostalgic look at an inspirational toy that could be on the verge of a comeback |
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
October 1, 2013
Philip Ball |
Crystallography 101 What is perhaps most striking about x-ray crystallography is that in 100 years of existence its significance has only increased. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2013
Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Divided by a common language I was attended the 246th American Chemical Society meeting in Indianapolis, with other Royal Society of Chemistry colleagues. As one would expect, it was a very interesting and stimulating meeting. |
Chemistry World
January 2011 |
Behind the scenes at UK museums What future do Britain's museums face in the light of government spending cuts? A discussion is offered on what it could mean for the next generation of scientists |
Chemistry World
December 2011
Philip Ball |
Column: The Crucible Today, the design of labs and scientific institutions takes account of how best to encourage researchers to engage in informal discussions over coffee: comfy seating, daylight and blackboards are supplied to lubricate the exchanges. |
Chemistry World
May 2011 |
Column: In the pipeline Molecular biology, physics, materials science, physiology, even pure mathematics is a neighbor, and these neighbors are usually reached through a zone of interdisciplinary stuff that's rather hard to define. So who counts as a chemist? |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2012
Bibiana Campos Seijo |
The gift of science Nobel prize winner Robert Curl recalls: 'When I was nine years old, my parents gave me a chemistry set. Within a week, I had decided to become a chemist.' A familiar story? I'm sure it is. |
Chemistry World
January 5, 2015
Adam Brounsell |
Welcome to 2015 and to a new volume Chemistry World demonstrates how science is relevant to everyone, not just scientists. Discoveries never go stale; they are made anew by each person when he or she first encounters them. |
Chemistry World
March 23, 2006
Bea Perks |
Boost for Chemical Innovation A boost in innovative performance across the UK was promised at yesterday's launch of the Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network, which plans to offer companies a single point of access to carefully selected experts and organizations. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2013
Simon Cotton |
Science year by year Science Year by Year, edited by Robert Winston, is a wide-ranging survey of the history of scientific discoveries going back to the development of stone tools some 2.5 million years ago. |
