Published from 2012–2015, The Mole was the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine for students, and anyone inspired to dig deeper into chemistry. Prior to 2012, Education in Chemistry published a supplement for students called InfoChem.
During 2018, articles from The Mole will be added to the Education in Chemistry website.
Chemistry is NOT like... people!
While analogies are useful for explaining chemical processes, they should be used carefully, says Tom Husband
Waste not, want not
Elinor Hughes investigates some of the latest developments in recycling food waste
Charles West: Research geochemist
Ida Emilie Steinmark talks to a chemist who gave up a career as a footballer
Funded by you
Declan Fleming investigates how crowdfunding helped a chemist to uncover the secrets behind some familiar reactions
Chemistry is like... a crowd
Tom Husband explains how the behaviour of big crowds is easier to predict than small ones
Why not try...
Or instead, why not take a look at some of the more recent articles published in Education in Chemistry.
How to teach materials at 11–14
Use real life examples to help students get to grips with the properties of ceramics, polymers and composites
Packaging promise
From polymers to nanoparticles, the new technologies helping to reduce food and wrapper waste
How to approach graphs in chemistry
Help your students turn graphs from pictures into mathematical objects
How was the Moon formed?
New evidence raises further questions about its origins
The exams balancing act
This hasn’t been a normal summer. And the chaos caused by concerns about grade inflation won’t just affect this year’s students
Face masks and coronavirus
The science behind face coverings
Merging solar cell and battery tech
Photo-rechargeable electrochemical cells
