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Wychem 鈥� in the beginning
On the 50th anniversary of chemical manufacturer Wychem its founder, Geoffrey Fuller, reflects on its early beginnings and subsequent success.
09 November 2018
Shapeshifting molecules
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Scientists in the UK have investigated the phenomenon of shape-selectivity in shape-shifting molecules – molecules that ado
07 November 2018
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
The gold standard
Last year, the chemistry department at the University of York celebrated 10 years of holding an Athena SWAN gold award. We take a look at some of the
12 October 2018
A time for action
Dr Patricia Fara, science historian at the University of Cambridge, uncovers the story of women’s hidden battle on the home front.
09 October 2018
Balancing business and academia
Agi Brandt-Talbot is an independent Research Fellow in the department of chemistry at Imperial College London and is also chief scientific officer for
08 October 2018
Leading by example
Professor Nick Norman, former Head of Chemistry at the University of Bristol and current Chair of Heads of Chemistry UK, outlines some of his thoughts
04 October 2018
Boosting your career with our Research Fund
Professor John Spencer, past recipient of our Research Fund, talked to us about what it meant to him to receive the grant and how it’s helped shaped h
06 September 2018
Beating the coffee ring effect
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Scientists in Germany have come up with an ingenious way to make water droplets dry evenly – avoiding the unwelcome ‘coffee
05 September 2018
Breakthroughs in graphene synthesis
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Scientists in Brazil have made the largest chemically synthesised graphene sheet ever reported.
29 August 2018
The science of mountain clothing
Dr Melanie Windridge climbed Mount Everest earlier this year, and made a series of videos about science in the mountains. As part of her research on t
28 August 2018
Supercooling: not super cool?
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Scientists in Japan have made advances in the way we study functional molecular liquids – materials that are integral to th
01 August 2018