Feature

Fixing fashion

2019-10-30T10:27:00Z

What’s the environmental impact of our clothes throughout their life cycle?

Ideas

Closing the word gap

2019-05-24T13:57:00Z

How focusing on literacy improves chemistry understanding

Feature

Advances in water treatment

2019-04-29T09:29:00Z

Treating waste water

Ideas

Bringing cutting-edge chemistry to the classroom

2019-03-18T10:30:00Z

How to use the latest scientific developments to inspire your class

Feature

How will we save our endangered elements?

2019-02-11T11:43:00Z

Elements we risk losing this century

Ideas

Tri strategaeth i gefnogi dysgwyr dwyieithog

2018-11-19T14:17:00Z

Yr hyn y gallwch ei ddysgu gan athrawon gwyddoniaeth Cymreig

Ideas

Three strategies to support bilingual learners

2018-11-19T14:17:00Z

What you can learn from Welsh science teachers

Ideas

Help students connect observations to theory

2018-10-05T13:44:00Z

Talking activities that give a deeper understanding of practical work

News

Using chemistry articles to promote scientific literacy in the classroom

2018-09-28T09:05:00Z

Research shows how context supports student understanding

Resource

How to read a journal article

Reading this guide will help you read and understand journal articles. It explains how they are structured, where to find specific information, what peer review is and how you can critically assess the content. This guide is part of a collection of resources that we have produced for students ...

News

Poor literacy skills hold disadvantaged students back in science

2017-09-22T11:29:00Z

Reading skills are crucial for closing the attainment gap according to a new report

Feature

Know your poison: the festival chemical safety net

2017-08-16T15:33:00Z

How analytical chemistry helps reduce the harms of drug use

Feature

Body, heal thyself

2017-06-21T11:21:00Z

Exploring the use of biodegradable polymers in orthopedic implants

Feature

Making chemical language easy

2016-08-15T00:00:00Z

Ann Marie Farrell and Michael Seery consider how to meet students’ language and literacy needs within chemistry

Feature

Designing skilful chemists

2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

David Smith discusses the importance of employability skills for chemists

Feedback

Reading, models and evaluations

2015-11-09T00:00:00Z

Discussions from the magazine, blog, website and social media

Resource

A guide to a successful viva

This guide aims to give you guidance on how to prepare for your viva, some suggestions of what to do beforehand and on the day, and a few pointers to consider during the viva itself. 

Analysis

Reading lessons for scientists

2015-09-08T08:55:00Z

Ben Rogers asks: do students need to be taught to read scientific texts?

Resource

World wide web treasure hunt

This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on information retrieval.

Resource

Scientific papers

This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on comprehension and problem solving.