News and analysis – Page 30
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NewsWelcome to the pink room
RSC and the Athena Project launch report on good practice in university science departments
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NewsA day in the life of a forensic scientist: Tom Geddes
Tom Geddes has spent the past four years working for LGC Forensics, Culham, as a forensic scientist. He talks to Kathryn Roberts about his typical day
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NewsInspiring today's students
Meet Chris George and Leila Elliott, recipients of the 2008 RSC Schools Education Awards
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NewsBill Bryson prize communicators
Primary and secondary school students from across the UK exhibit their talent for communicating science in the RSC Bill Bryson Prize competition
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NewsCognitive conflict
Using a demonstration of strong and weak acids, Australian researchers studied the effectiveness of using cognitive conflict strategy with Year 11 chemistry students
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NewsLoughborough students up to the test
A team of Year 12 chemists from Loughborough Grammar School win the coveted National Schools' Analyst Competition shield.
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NewsSixthformers camp out
New residential camp run at Bristol University offers students who are considering studying for a degree in chemistry in the UK the opportunity to experience being in a chemistry department
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NewsPfizer to support maths in HE
Pfizer-RSC collaborative project, Discover chemistry, to investigate maths provision in UK undergraduate chemistry courses
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The MoleA day in the life of a regulatory affairs consultant: Adesola Obunge
Adesola has spent the past three years working for Parexel Consulting as a regulatory affairs consultant. She talks to James Berressem about her typical day
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NewsBologna reflections
Recent research by RSC's Mastering Bologna Group calls for more clarity in learning outcomes of UK chemistry degrees to enable students to be successful in continental Europe
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NewsLead-free gun crime
US forensic chemists develop a fast and cheap method for identifying gunshot residues
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NewsLondoners take top spot in final
Students from Highgate School, London, overcame strong competition from a field of 27 secondary school teams to take first prize at this year's Top of the Bench national final
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NewsExtra cash for chemistry in the short term
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has awarded an additional £1.65m to the Chemistry for our future (CFOF) programme
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NewsInnovation in the lab earns HE award
University of Bristol's Paul Wyatt is the winner of the 2008 RSC Education Division's Higher Education award
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NewsWhat benefits subject-specific CPD?
Independent report finds that teachers who take part in RSC's Chemistry for non-specialists (CFNS) become more confident in their teaching of chemistry and practical chemistry
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NewsRSC INSET summer programme
During June and July, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will be hosting INSET events for chemistry teachers
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NewsSheffield chemistry - provides exclusive lab for schools
A dedicated schools' chemistry lab in the department of chemistry at the University of Sheffield provides school students with a front row view of HE chemistry