All RSC Education articles in May 2009
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NewsNew award for STEM leaders at Key Stage 4
New qualification offers students the route to an additional BTEC award in recognition of the personal leadership skills they develop through learning science
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OpinionAll that corrodes is not just iron
Peter Childs, University of Limerick, investigates words in chemistry.
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Exhibition chemistryPlatinum-catalysed oxidation of ammonia
Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination
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FeatureThe public analyst
Analytical chemists ensure everything, from food and drinks, through toys and household chemicals, to air quality and even suspicious powders present no danger to humans
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FeatureBurning ice in the Arctic
Is methane trapped in ice, deep in the Arctic ocean, a potential clean energy source for the future, or will its release lead to catastrophic climate change?
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ReviewThe birds, the bees and the platypuses: crazy, sexy and cool stories from science
Ann Lewis-Kell reviews stories on crazy creatures, sexy science and cool technology
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NewsBootham boys are top of the bench
A team of students from Bootham School, York, win the 2009 Top of the Bench national final
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FeatureEpilepsy - beyond bromide
An historical journey into the treatment of epilepsy, starting with potassium bromide 150 years ago
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FeatureBiofuels: the next generation
Chemists look to develop second-generation biofuels made from dead wood, algae and genetically-engineered microorganisms
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SoundbiteBisphenol A (BPA)
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.
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NewsBright future in UK science
At the RSC's Voice of the future event in March, Lord Drayson reassures young scientists and engineers that the UK is the place to be
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NewsCollaborative research grows
Pharma industry joins forces with funding council to provide 12 new PhD studentships in UK university chemistry departments
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NewsLow score for Science Diploma
Government delays launch of level three Science Diploma in response to concerns raised by SCORE, the body representing science education professional bodies
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NewsThe effectiveness of practical work
Research reveals little evidence of lasting effects of practical tasks on students' understanding of concepts
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NewsGraduate employability
RSC gathers information on the employability of chemical science graduates
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NewsOfqual orders revision of science exams at GCSE
GCSE science examinations are set for a shake up
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