All RSC Education articles in January 2009
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The MoleA day in the life of a trainee patent attorney: David Carling
David has spent the past six months working as a trainee patent attorney for Potter Clarkson LLP. He talks to Rachel Bolton-King about his typical day
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NewsPrimary-secondary transition
Researchers in Australia identify aspects of the learning experience that help to maintain students' interest in science as they progress into secondary school
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FeaturePrinting on plastic
The dye diffusion thermal transfer method is used for printing digital photos on plastics, and for direct printing on PVC cards
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FeatureJesuits' powder and quinine
The powdered bark of the South American cinchona tree is the source of quinine - the mainstay treatment for malaria for centuries
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FeatureMicrobial iron scavengers
Medicinal and analytical chemists take their cue from micro-organisms' ability to bind to iron in the design of new drugs and sensors
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FeatureInvestigations get real
What real chemists do can be the basis of motivating investigations and learning in school chemistry
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NewsRSC puts food on the menu
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) reports on the role the chemical sciences have in sustainable food production.
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NewsTeachers fellows new intake
In September 2008 three teachers left the classroom to take up one-year secondments at English universities
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ReviewWholly irresponsible experiments!
Hal Sosabowski reviews this semi-irresponsible experiment guide
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SoundbiteTitanium dioxide
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.
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NewsUsing cooperative learning
Researchers based in Turkey show that effective group work in the classroom improves students' understanding of science
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NewsDifferent contexts - different ideas
Researchers from Colorado State University investigate how students' chemical ideas are affected when the science is presented in unfamiliar contexts
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NewsLaboratory skills for AS chemists, online
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has teamed up with Pfizer to provide an online AS Chemistry Labskills module to UK secondary schools
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NewsNobel chemists get the green light
The discovery of the green fluorescent protein, which is providing researchers with new insight into various diseases, wins 2008 Nobel chemistry prize
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NewsHE chemistry students on a high
Research finds that undergraduate learning experience in UK chemistry departments is consistently of high quality.
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NewsUCL - a landmark in organic chemistry
University College London (UCL) has been awarded its second Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) National Chemical Landmark in honour of Sir Christopher Ingold
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ReviewChemsheets and chemistry diagrams
Tony Tooth looks at some websites that may be of interest to chemistry teachers.