All articles by Education in Chemistry – Page 17
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The MoleConducting composites
In this issue of the student supplement learn about the serendipitous discovery of quantum tunnelling composites and the myriad potential applications of these novel materials
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NewsStudents join a growing community
Since its launch in September 2006 some 1200 UK students have joined ChemNet
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NewsH2-powered racing car on tour
The world's first hydrogen-powered Formula Student racing car will be one of the attractions of this year's Chemistry Week national tour
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NewsTeacher fellows go to university
From September seven school/college teachers will be working in chemistry departments in seven universities across England as part of the Chemistry for Our Future initiative
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NewsImperial College celebrates
RSC honours Nobel chemists Sir Derek Barton and Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
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NewsOnline A-level assessment
UK A-level chemistry students can improve their understanding of chemistry by tackling challenges set at the online chemistry assessment website, Bestchoice
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NewsEnergy agenda for Wales
Welsh National Assembly ministers meet with scientists to discuss the role science in Wales can play in addressing the future energy challenge
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NewsRSC chemistry week 2007
The Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) national Chemistry Week will run from 3-11 November 2007
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NewsElement 112 shows family traits
An experiment by a team of Russian, Polish and Swiss scientists shows that element 112 is chemically more akin to its Group 12 relative mercury than any noble gas element
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NewsRate of reaction
To inform approaches to teaching about chemical change researchers from the UK and Turkey have studied young people's understanding of reaction rate
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NewsScience minister hears voice of the future
Science minister Malcolm Wicks and members of the Science and Technology Select Committee discuss science issues with young scientists at the RSC's Voice of the Future event
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NewsRSC funding for research
Members (and non-member school teachers) can apply for grants of up to £2000 from the 2008 RSC Research Fund to support research or chemical education research
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NewsUS chemistry in question
Findings of a US National Research Council report suggest a problem of a sustainable supply of chemistry BScs will affect the future of US chemistry research
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NewsBlue coat school wins top of the bench trophy
A team of students from the Blue Coat School, Liverpool, wins the final of the RSC's Top of the Bench national schools' competition
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NewsScience in South Africa
Researchers from South Africa and Australia have teamed up to introduce South African teachers to new teaching methods and to monitor how these affect students' performance
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NewsLincoln adds HE to chemistry
More good news for the provision of chemistry in HE as the University of Lincoln announces that it will introduce a chemistry degree course in 2008
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NewsBiological implications of acetylation
Medicinal compounds: John Mann takes a look at drugs on the market
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NewsGCSE for the 21st century
The first in a series of evaluations of the Twenty first century science GCSE course shows that the course is an improvement on traditional courses
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NewsSummer School
The Royal Society of Chemistry will be running an INSET materials summer school in London in July