News and analysis – Page 24
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NewsCambridge epiSTEMe - on trial
How to plan science and maths lessons in ways that will encourage students to talk about these subjects like the professionals do
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NewsFlaxseed oil and healthy bones
Should flaxseed oil be added to the diet of women at risk of developing osteoporosis?
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NewsLevel 3 mathematics - for 2016
The independent advisory committee on mathematics education (ACME) has developed a model for level 3 mathematics, ready for the review of UK qualifications in 2013
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NewsMercury lingers on
Shenandoah Valley rivers still show signs of mercury toxicity 50 years after contamination
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NewsProgression onto STEM degrees
A report, published by the science community representing education (SCORE), finds that the information on HE courses is neither clear nor helpful to prospective students
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NewsSalters' chemistry camps 2010
The Salters' Institute is hosting 16 Chemistry Camps for post-16 students in universities around the UK this summer
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NewsSnowdrop chemical identified
Spanish scientists identify 17 potential medicinals in the common winter-flowering snowdrop
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NewsRSC teaching resources go live
In January, five RSC websites for chemistry teachers and their students - covering medicinal, physical and organic chemistry - went live on the Internet
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NewsManchester hosts science fair
The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair will be held in Manchester from 11-13 March
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NewsRSC Bill Bryson prize 2010
UK schools and college students are invited to take part in this year's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Bill Bryson prize for science communication
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NewsRS celebrates local heroes
The Royal Society (RS) acknowledges the achievements of its fellows as part of its 350th year celebrations
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NewsA flavour of Chemistry Week '09
In November the general public was treated to the wonders of chemistry in a series of events with a food theme for the Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) Chemistry Week
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NewsGCSE sciences, criteria agreed
Criteria for GCSE science 2011 specifications put more emphasis on assessment of practical work and mathematics
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NewsNational HE STEM programme takes shape
Seven universities work together to interest young people in science and mathematics
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NewsNobel chemistry completes trilogy
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath have won the 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry for mapping the ribosome at the atomic level