All articles by Education in Chemistry – Page 16
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NewsSpring into group action
Researchers report that a new approach to group work can improve students' learning and understanding of scientific principles
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NewsA trip through chemistry week '07
Highlighting to the public the important role the chemical sciences and the work of chemists play in our everyday lives
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NewsAnd the winner is...
Franziska Bell, chemistry graduate from the University of York, wins Best Chemistry Student prize at this year's Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Awards
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NewsProgram to support the separate sciences
Science teachers can access online resources to support the teaching of the separate sciences at GCSE
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NewsLaunchpad ready for lift-off
In November the Science Museum in London will reopen its hands-on science gallery, Launchpad
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NewsKnow the SCORE
What's on the agenda for the recently formed Science Community Partnership Supporting Education?
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NewsIsciences on offer
Four universities in England now offer a new style of science degree - the Institute of Physics' Integrated sciences degree course
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NewsInsecticidal synthesis
Cambridge chemists unlock the structural secrets of the Indian lilac's handy chemical weapon
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NewsElemental magnetism
US and German scientists induce magnetic moment in carbon nanoparticles by using proton beam
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NewsColourful Nanotech
US scientists discover a new class of iron oxide nanoparticles that, when in solution, change colour in the presence of a magnetic field
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NewsChemical education research scholarships
RSC Education Division launches initiative designed to foster collaboration between chemical education researchers from both sides of the Atlantic
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NewsMorphing caffeine
Canadian scientists use high-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate the crystal structures of caffeine and other nitrogen-rich compounds
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NewsBonding solution
Canadian chemists are making a range of catalysts that not only speed up reactions but can endow molecules with much greater reactivity than normal
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NewsIndustry commits £500k to develop A-level chemistry
The teaching of organic and physical chemistry at A-level will benefit from new resources developed by the RSC with funding from Shire and Reckitt Benckiser
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NewsUK students tough it out
UK students medal at the finals of the 39th International Chemistry Olympiad competition, held at Moscow State University in Russia in July
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NewsMaking the most of museum trips
Jennifer DeWitt and Jonathan Osborne of King's College, London offer a framework designed to enhance the effectiveness of visits to science museums
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NewsRSC rewards innovative teachers
Michael Hayward of Birkenhead School, Oxton, Wirral and the University of Leicester's Dr Jonny Woodward receive RSC teaching awards
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NewsTextbook explanation
How certain phenomena are explained in key undergraduate chemistry texts is the focus of a study by Vicente Talanquer of the University of Arizona
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NewsIdeas for teaching earth science
A new initiative, launching in 2008 as part of the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE), will offer science teachers fresh ideas on teaching about Earth science
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The MoleOnline discussion
US researchers report on an online discussion system which is designed to integrate and support scientific discussions within the classroom