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33 projects awarded grants to cut environmental footprint of labs
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the first projects funded by our new Sustainable Laboratories Grants, which are designed to help improve
25 April 2024
A better future for Kibera
In Kibera in Kenya, Preston Akenga focuses his research efforts on providing clean water for hundreds of thousands of people.
13 July 2015
A challenging synthesis
ChemSci Pick of the Week – A team of scientists in Japan have come up with a simple method to synthesise difficult-to-access twisted phenanthrene mole
08 May 2019
A chemistry comic
Dr Rob McElroy from the University of York collaborated with artists at Teesside University – three masters students led by Senior Lecturer Julian Law
05 August 2022
A chemistry poem
175 minutes for chemistry - Max Clark spent his 175 minutes for chemistry writing a poem to help others recall the history of the periodic table.
06 October 2016
A closer look at molecular bonding
ChemSci Pick of the Week – If you’re not a hardened organometallic chemist, today’s Pick of the Week may seem a little impenetrable at first glance. T
25 April 2018
A colourful challenge
Pupils from Gordon’s School – who previously brought you the ‘Chemistree’ grown from copper and silver nitrate crystals – have risen to a new challeng
17 May 2018
A global commitment
We are proud to announce that we have become a signatory of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
24 October 2019
A great teacher: an influence that lasts a lifetime
In the fifth of our series showcasing 2020 prize and award winners, we celebrate our educators and their contribution to the chemical sciences communi
06 July 2020
A greener approach
Shun-Jun Ji, Shun-Yi Wang and their research group at Soochow University tell us about the science behind using a peaceful aquatic scene to illustrate
15 May 2017
A J S ‘Bill’ Williams remembered
175 minutes for chemistry - Our Wales education coordinator Liam Thomas reports from the inaugural Bill Williams Memorial Lecture, delivered by Profes
05 January 2017
A lasting friendship
Celebrating 150 years of cooperation with the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker – the German Chemical Society.
26 October 2017
A leap from a frog to understand nerves
A detailed study of molecules called N-glycans in frog embryos suggests they play a vital role in developing the nervous systems in vertebrates, inclu
26 May 2020
A light bulb moment
ChemSci Pick of the Week (INFOGRAPHIC) – Professor Zhengtao Deng and his team from Nanjing University in China have developed a new photoluminescent m
27 March 2019
A look back at our 175 faces of chemistry exhibition
We recently opened the doors to Burlington House, inviting people to celebrate our anniversary by exploring our 175 faces of chemistry exhibition
31 March 2016
A new way to remove BPA from water
An international team of scientists have designed a water treatment system that can remove the harmful chemical BPA from water with 99% effectiveness
03 August 2017
A new year brings honours for our community
After another challenging year, in which scientists have continued to distinguish themselves – not least in the ongoing international fight against CO
01 January 2022
A positive future for talking about chemistry
David Phillips comments on our public attitudes to chemistry research, and says that a first step in influencing attitudes towards chemistry will be f
05 June 2015
A positive side to ozone depletion?
Wearing sunscreen at all times when exposed could starve the body of vitamins which protect against various diseases, claim Edinburgh based scientists
13 February 2007
A reflective journey
Samia El-Ali, senior subject leader in science and head of chemistry at Claremont High School Academy, explores her experience of becoming a Chartered
12 October 2018