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Science outreach goes multilingual
Supported by our inclusion and diversity fund, researchers from the University of Manchester engaged 80 youngsters with some multilingual science outr
14 July 2017

Where chemistry meets maths meets art
Geoffrey Boocock spent his Time4Chem last year creatively designing arithmetical ‘magic’ squares in celebration of our 175th anniversary after attendi
10 July 2017

Soap and suds in Donaghmore
Dr Dermot Hanna from our Northern Ireland Local Section presented a talk on the ‘story of soap’ to the Donaghmore Historical Society
26 June 2017

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

Recognising a great contribution from an unsung hero
Neil Barnes, from the University of Nottingham, receives our President’s Award, for "outstanding contributions to the dissemination, advancement or ap
12 May 2017

Micro machines shine a light on ecstasy
Scientists in Denmark and Spain have designed a molecular machine that can detect MDMA – the active ingredient in ecstasy – in tiny quantities and wit
11 May 2017

Remembering respected food scientist Jack Pearce
Mark Collins, secretary of our Northern Ireland local section, celebrates the life of esteemed food scientist Professor Jack Pearce, who sadly passed
02 May 2017

All that glitters…
Kishore Bagga, secretary of our US East Coast local section, reports on a recent meeting discussing the chemistry of forensic analysis of jewellery.
10 April 2017

Portable chemistry
Vanessa Timmermann, 3rd year PhD student at the University of Manchester, reports from a very successful ‘Spectroscopy in a Suitcase’ tour of the Isle
28 March 2017

Salters’ Chemistry Camps extend reach into Northeast India
In July 2016, Å·ÃÀAV’s Yusuf Hamied Programme extended its reach into Northeast India, conducting two Salters’ Chemistry Camps in
15 February 2017

A tale of dragons and fire
The next in our series on journal cover artwork is a special one for Chinese New Year. Author Andy Lau, of Shantou University Medical College, and Jun
27 January 2017

Have we reached the shores of the island of stability?
175 minutes for chemistry - After the recent addition of four new elements to the period table, Charlie Sudlow discusses where these names came from a
23 January 2017