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Story time at the aquarium
The centrepiece of our members’ reception at ACS Spring was a chemistry storytelling event, at which speakers had to compete for attention with a 70-y
13 April 2018
We all know what temperature water freezes at, right?!
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Some salts may actually raise the freezing temperature of water, rather than lowering it, say researchers from the Universi
11 April 2018
Introducing our new Catalyst consultations
Our Associate Members may have noticed that, as part of the recent changes in membership benefits, they now have access to our new Catalyst consultati
04 April 2018
Encapsulating enzymes for better medicines
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Scientists in Australia have developed a technique by which delicate enzymes can cover themselves in a protective coating,
28 March 2018
Science on Mount Everest
Physicist, speaker, writer and adventurer Dr Melanie Windridge is attempting to climb Mount Everest this spring, and plans to carry out science commun
27 March 2018
Week 12: Can you help us with #Chemglass?
We're working with the curator of chemistry at the Science Museum to tell stories of historical chemical glassware. Week 12's glassware is a 17th cent
26 March 2018
Partnership with leading societies to support ChemRxiv™
We have joined forces with the American Chemical Society and German Chemical Society for an exciting Preprint partnership
21 March 2018
Is academia a career option for me?
"Is academia a career option for me?" This was the question in delegates’ minds when they came to "Richness in Diversity: Academic Careers in STEM", a
16 March 2018
The apprentice
As featured on BBC Look East, for National Apprenticeship Week, our president Professor Sir John Holman visited LGC in Fordham, Cambridgeshire, to mee
05 March 2018
Winning Chemistree
A Christmas tree made of crystals of pure silver, grown from copper and silver nitrate, has won students from Gordon’s School in Woking first prize in
02 February 2018