News and analysis – Page 24

  • Chidorigafuchi park in Tokyo
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    UK Olympiad team selected

    2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Four sixthformers win their places to represent the UK at the 42nd International Chemistry Olympiad in Tokyo this summer

  • Roots
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    Nitrogen in a fix

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    US chemists get in a fix with nitrogen and hafnium

  • Students studying an STEM course
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    Progression onto STEM degrees

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Salter s chemistry camp
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    Salters' chemistry camps 2010

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Salters' Institute is hosting 16 Chemistry Camps for post-16 students in universities around the UK this summer

  • A snowdrop
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    Snowdrop chemical identified

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Spanish scientists identify 17 potential medicinals in the common winter-flowering snowdrop

  • A teacher lesson planning
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    Cambridge epiSTEMe - on trial

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    How to plan science and maths lessons in ways that will encourage students to talk about these subjects like the professionals do

  • Flax seeds - rich in Ω-3 fatty acids
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    Flaxseed oil and healthy bones

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Should flaxseed oil be added to the diet of women at risk of developing osteoporosis?

  • MAVEN equipment over Mars
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    Heading to Mars

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    MAVEN mission gets the go-ahead

  • Struggling with a math problem
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    Level 3 mathematics - for 2016

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    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

  • The Shenandoah Valley rivers under investigation
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    Mercury lingers on

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Shenandoah Valley rivers still show signs of mercury toxicity 50 years after contamination

  • Chemistry in your cupboard
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    RSC teaching resources go live

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    In January, five RSC websites for chemistry teachers and their students - covering medicinal, physical and organic chemistry - went live on the Internet

  • A man celebrating underneath a magnifying glass
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    RS celebrates local heroes

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Society (RS) acknowledges the achievements of its fellows as part of its 350th year celebrations

  • Earth
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    Manchester hosts science fair

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair will be held in Manchester from 11-13 March

  • Bill Bryson
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    RSC Bill Bryson prize 2010

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Snail escaping from a plate
    The Mole

    Snail Pie on the menu

    2010-01-01T09:45:00Z

    Are we missing out on a nutritous treat?

  • University of Birmingham
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    National HE STEM programme takes shape

    2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Seven universities work together to interest young people in science and mathematics

  • The Nobel prize
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    Nobel chemistry completes trilogy

    2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath have won the 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry for mapping the ribosome at the atomic level

  • Salters  chemistry festivals
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    Salters' festivals of chemistry

    2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Salters' Institute, in partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), will be holding 51 Salters' Festivals of Chemistry between March and June 2010

  • Cool food - using dry ice to make mango sorbet
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    A flavour of Chemistry Week '09

    2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Secondary school students doing practical science
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    GCSE sciences, criteria agreed

    2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Criteria for GCSE science 2011 specifications put more emphasis on assessment of practical work and mathematics