All Communication skills articles – Page 2
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IdeasEffective reading strategies for the chemistry classroom
Try these simple, teacher-tested approaches to build your students’ literacy skills
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Job profileSenior director of chip research
Jason talks about his team’s important work on a platform that allows scientists to sequence DNA wherever they are and uncover viral outbreaks, or identify new species.
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Job profileExecutive editor, scientific publishing
Katie uses her chemistry background and works with scientists around the world to advance the chemical sciences by publishing the latest leading research in scientific journals
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Job profileResearch & development team leader - smart food labels
Giorgia leads a team at a small company that is helping to fight food waste by developing smart labels technology
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Job profileSecondary school science teacher
Alice teaches in a secondary school chemistry department helping her students thrive in the future
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Job profileAnalyst – higher apprentice, organic chemistry
Katty monitors the levels of organic materials in drinking and wastewater to ensure it is safe to drink
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Job profileMuseum scientist
Lucia analyses museum objects to help the Victoria and Albert Museum curators understand, date and authenticate them
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Q&AClassroom questions: fears, units and chat
Experts answer questions about using units in calculations and encouraging classroom chats from trainee, newly qualified and early career teachers
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ResourcePlant-based plastics | 11–14 years
Put chemistry into context and encourage your 11–14 students to use their critical thinking skills with these classroom activities
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Job profileSchool science technician
Sandrine works with teachers to design and safely prepare exciting classroom chemistry experiments
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IdeasEscape the classroom: and explore colour change reactions
In this escape room article, students explore colour change reactions to reveal hidden codes
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Job profileAnalytical chemists, Thames Water
Harsh and Michael describe their vital work keeping the region’s water and sewage systems safe and operational at all times
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Job profileToxicologist, chemical company
Nicholas discusses his challenging work bringing together scientific fields to ensure that their company’s chemicals are used safely and comply with strict rules and regulations
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Job profileNanotoxicologist
Vicki examines how tiny nanomaterials present in everyday products such as medicine, electronics and clothing interact with our bodies to ensure they are safe to use or consume
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Job profileForensic toxicologist
Calum helps ensure public safety through the toxicological testing of everyday items like food, cosmetics, electronics, medicines and textiles to ensure they are safe to use and consume
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ResourceReducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere | 14–16 years
A research and debate activity investigating how scientists are working to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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Job profileAnalytical chemist
Tilly does research on human breath samples to potentially diagnose conditions like asthma and infectious diseases including cancer
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Job profileAssociate scientist, pharmaceuticals
Holly develops new medicines at a global pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca alongside completing her degree apprenticeship
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Job profileDevelopment chemist, printing and inks
Mariam shares how she makes custom inks for their customers so they can safely print on food (like eggs) and food packaging providing vital information to the public