News & analysis – Page 23
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NewsGCSE reform too fast, say MPs
The UK government's plans for abolishing GCSEs are trying to do too much, too fast, say the House of Commons education committee
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NewsKitchen chemistry travels to South Africa
Stephen Ashworth is on tour in South Africa to raise the public awareness of chemistry and physics, and to encourage children to pursue careers in science
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NewsNew microsite for higher education teaching and learning
The RSC has launched a Higher Education microsite on Learn Chemistry to provide a new home for HE resources
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NewsNI consultation launched on changes to A-levels
The department of education in Northern Ireland has launched a consultation on proposed short term changes to A-levels
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NewsSmarter teaching - better learning
Registration has opened and submissions are invited for the fifth Eurovariety in Chemistry Education conference, which will be held at the University of Limerick, Ireland, 3-5 July 2013
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NewsSTEM is the way forward, say NI Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education is calling for more pupils to get involved in STEM subjects in schools
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NewsTeachers: nominate your technicians for an award
The Salters' Institute are asking teachers to nominate their science technicians for recognition in a national award
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NewsUK universities need to keep up with the Far East, says Rees
Lord Rees has said that colleges and universities in the UK need to keep up with the 'more intensive and rigorous' education of young scientists in the Far East
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NewsLearn Chemistry nominated for education award
Learn Chemistry, the RSC's hub for chemistry teaching and learning resources, has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 Bett Awards
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NewsTextbooks too focused on exam preparation, says Ofqual
Textbooks linked to qualifications are too focused on exam preparation at the cost of subject content, according to new research by Ofqual
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NewsBill Bryson Prize 2012 and 2013
Award-winning young science communicators gathered last month to meet author Bill Bryson and collect their awards for the 2012 RSC Bill Bryson Prize
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NewsBP launches scholarship programme for STEM students
BP, one of the UK's leading graduate recruiters, has launched a new scholarship programme for talented science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) undergraduates in the UK.
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NewsChemistry to feature in 2012 Christmas lectures
The Royal Institution's (RI) 2012 Christmas Lectures will be presented by chemist Peter Wothers
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NewsNobel prize in chemistry 2012
The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to US-based scientists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors
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NewsRobert Winston's Science Experiments scoops books prize
Science Experiments, a book packed with fun and exciting experiments young people can do at home, has won the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2012
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NewsASE Annual Conference 2013
Registration has opened for the Association for Science Education's (ASE) Annual Conference. The event runs from 2 - 5 January 2013 at the University of Reading