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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 August 2008 |
Editorial: Balancing up the equation Academic chemistry is a less welcoming environment for women than it is for men. |
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 |
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 August 2007 Derek Lowe |
Opinion: In the Pipeline Process chemists just don't get the credit they deserve. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Paul Muhlrad |
Irving Epstein: Better Living Through Chemistry (Class) It will require a change in mindset for chemistry faculty if we are going to get students into chemistry because they want to be, rather than because they have to be. |
Chemistry World March 6, 2014 |
Santiago Gomez-Ruiz: Chemistry is a powerful tool for fighting cancer His group tests the anticancer activity of nanostructured materials functionalized with metal complexes. |
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 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 January 9, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies Anthony Ledwith, former president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, has died aged 81. |
Chemistry World March 6, 2013 Jon Evans |
Data challenges for UK chemists Academic chemists in the UK have a problem with data. That's the claim made by a report that says that both in terms of managing and sharing data produced by their own laboratories and accessing data produced by others, chemists are all at sea. |
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 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 October 30, 2009 Ned Stafford |
Celebrating chemistry There's a big birthday celebration happening in Marburg, Germany, today, attended by about 800 chemists, to commemorate the birth of chemistry as an academic subject. |
Chemistry World December 2011 Nicole Moreau |
Chemistry - Our Life, Our Future A look back on a year of chemistry. |
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 July 16, 2008 Victoria Gill |
'Macho' Work Ethic Forcing Women Out of Chemistry A slew of recent reports have warned that talented women are continuing to leave research because academia is overpoweringly 'masculine'. |
Chemistry World September 14, 2012 Vibhuti Patel |
The road less travelled Professor Jayne Garno says people typically associate the synthesis of new molecules with chemistry, but it is also interesting to study how molecules bind to each other and how you can control surface binding. |
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 August 15, 2006 Bea Perks |
Science Hit by Middle East Crisis The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah underlines the need for international efforts to strengthen collaboration between scientists in the region. |
Chemistry World March 24, 2015 Bill Griffith |
My life in the golden age of chemistry: more fun than fun Frank Albert Cotton, known to most as Al, was one of the most outstanding inorganic chemists of recent times. |
Reactive Reports Issue 45 |
Star Picks Chemistry Web sites: Chemists Celebrate Earth Day: Resources... Doing Chemistry... Chemistry Question... |
Chemistry World June 9, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
US speeds visa process for researchers The US government has implemented changes to its visa system that are expected to make it dramatically easier for foreign researchers and graduate students to enter the country to work or attend scientific conferences. |
Chemistry World June 1, 2015 Mark Peplow |
Getting to know you The Royal Society of Chemistry has been working on the Public attitudes to chemistry study with leading social research company TNS BMRB. |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Robert Jackson |
UCL chemistry department: 1828--1974 As well as describing the history of University College London chemistry, this book mentions the staff, as well as information about the buildings occupied. There's plenty of chemistry as well, which is a very nice touch. |
Chemistry World September 1, 2014 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Developments in chemical education The author exposes developments that occur when chemistry students make informative social media videos and make use of alternative publishing strategies. |
Salon.com June 5, 2000 Laurie Essig |
The detachable phallus There is a cure for sexism in academe. All you need are a sock and passing knowledge of French gender theory. |
Chemistry World August 2006 |
In the papers... Korean chemistry in decline... Relief for hopeless chemist... Chemistry in the Caribbean... TV nonsense... |
Chemistry World May 21, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
To lecture or not to lecture? A meta analysis has shown that there are better ways to teach science to college students than lectures. |
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 May 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Keeping it Green Some chemistry enthusiastically labeled as green may be nothing of the kind, warn researchers who worry that mediocre -- if well-meaning -- science is damaging their subject. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams. |
Carolyn Bertozzi: Changed Expectations Chemists trained in biology were once a rarity -- now they're becoming the norm. |
Chemistry World November 2009 |
Column: Undercover academic Good laboratory techniques are key skills for a chemistry graduate. All chemists need an appropriate level and range of practical skills. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2013 |
What is chemistry? This book is designed to tell the average person all about chemistry, and in a way they can understand. |
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Ask A Professor It is amazing, rewarding work, and you can make a difference in the world. But only seek a Ph.D. and an academic career if you love your subject and can't imagine doing anything else. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2014 Bodewits et al. |
An escape plan Everyone entering academia would benefit from a soft landing when they leap from the ivory tower -- female scientists aren't the only ones with families to feed. |
Chemistry World August 18, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Cuban and US chemists hopeful amid warming relations Tensions between the US and Cuba have begun to thaw after 50 years. Scientists now have new opportunities to collaborate |
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 September 13, 2012 Bill Griffith |
A pivotal early chemist Inventing chemistry -- Herman Boerhaave and the reform of the chemical arts by John Powers, is a lucid, closely argued book and a considerable work of scholarship. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Cori Vanchieri. |
Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College. |
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Paul Yates |
Calculations in chemistry The book provides a useful source of chemistry calculations but would need to be used in conjunction with books on physical chemistry and mathematics as appropriate for the audience. |
Chemistry World December 2011 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: The End of a Good Start Chemistry can and should be celebrated every day. |
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Gan Shermer |
Organic chemistry Textbook of Organic Chemistry by C. Pillai is aimed at undergraduate chemistry students who already have a basic knowledge of organic chemistry. |
Chemistry World August 22, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Open Access for Chemistry The team that developed BioMed Central, an open access publishing website, has launched a chemistry version called Chemistry Central. |
Chemistry World December 17, 2010 |
Lights, camera, action An interview with chemist Martyn Poliakoff, who is research professor of chemistry at the University of Nottingham in the UK. His main research interest is the application of supercritical fluids with a focus on green and sustainable chemistry. He is one of the |
Chemistry World November 16, 2012 Vibhuti Patel |
Keeping science in the family Robin McCarley is professor of chemistry at Louisiana State University, US. His research spans liposome systems, surface chemistry, polymer chemistry, nanoscience and bioanalytical/physical chemistry. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2004 Cecile M. Arquette |
A University-Public School `Key-Pal' Partnership Thoughtful teachers must find time to fit technology into their crowded schedules. One way to accomplish this task is to combine pen pals, an old technique, with the Internet to create electronic pen pals called "key pals." |
Chemistry World September 17, 2013 Laura Howes |
What happens when you perturb the system? David Smith is a professor of chemistry at the University of York in the UK. His research explores how supramolecular chemistry can make molecular-scale building blocks self-assemble into nanostructures. He also has a passion for educational outreach. |
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. |