News and analysis – Page 25
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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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NewsBangor celebrates 125 years
The school of chemistry at Bangor University has been awarded a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) National Chemical Landmark
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The MoleA day in the life of a research scientist: Tom Salter
Tom Salter has spent the past two and a half years working for Dstl as a research scientist. He talks to James Berressem about his typical day
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NewsNew faces in RSC education
Following recent restructuring at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) several new staff have taken up roles related to the RSC's education activities
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NewsScience Diploma Advances
Ken Gadd, science adviser on the Science Diploma Development Partnership (SDDP), gives us an insight into how the advanced Science Diploma is shaping up
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NewsScience teacher cpd day at Bristol ChemLabS
Bristol ChemLabS at the University of Bristol invites science teachers to attend its first Festival of Contemporary Science in January
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The MoleA day in the life of technical editor: Celia Gitterman
Celia Gitterman has spent the past four years working for the Royal Society of Chemistry as a technical editor. She talks to Tom Bond about her typical day
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NewsTreasure from the Earth's mantle
Research gives support to controversial theory on the origins of fossil fuels
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NewsA Safer Nanotechnology
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed an environmentally friendly way of making nanomaterials from zinc oxide
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NewsAmagen reserach scholarships
The Amgen Foundation is offering chemistry undergraduates the opportunity to work in a research lab in one of three leading universities in Europe during the summer vacation
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NewsGCSE expectations
Will the new GCSE science criteria published later this month by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) satisfy the demands of all interested parties?
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NewsThe Salty Ocean Of Enceladus
European scientists discover that the giant plume of water emitted from Saturn's largest moon is fed by a salty ocean
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NewsToxic Sunscreen Testing
Chemists use spectroscopic technique to shed light on the toxic metals in sunscreens and cosmetic products
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NewsA new way to study chemistry
Alternative route to a chemistry degree that combines part-time and full-time study now available through the Open University.
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NewsBlueprint for improving school science in Scotland
Scottish Government's latest strategy for improving the teaching and learning of science in secondary schools in Scotland.
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NewsRSC HE teaching award winners
Claire McDonnell is the recipient of the 2009 RSC Education Division's Higher Education Teaching Award and Stuart Bennett is the first recipient of the RSC's new Education Award
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NewsShort Film wins Bill Bryson prize
Students from Ridgeway School in Plymouth are the overall winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) 2009 Bill Bryson science communication competition
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NewsSilver success for UK Olympiad team
UK team of four A-level students wins four silver medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad hosted by the University of Cambridge in July