News and analysis – Page 6
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The MoleFunded by you
Declan Fleming investigates how crowdfunding helped a chemist to uncover the secrets behind some familiar reactions
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Sinister caesium: the birth of a meme
Declan Fleming investigates the story behind the classic caesium explosion video
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Alkali metals – the camera lies
Declan Fleming explains how Brainiac's faked explosions helped produce a great resource to stretch his students
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Higher education: a new reality
David Read discusses what the Teaching Excellence Framework might mean for teaching in higher education
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Inspiration and Industry award for Hilary
RSC has recognised Hilary Jeffreys for her outstanding contribution to the promotion of the chemical sciences
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25% of public put off chemistry by school
A new survey on public attitudes to chemistry shows the public’s perception is closely tied with their school experience
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The language of maths in science
Richard Needham talks about the difficulties students have in applying maths skills in the science classroom
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RSC 2015 education awards
Animations available for free online and chemistry MOOCs lead the way
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Tara McKernan: Wastewater treatment scientific officer
Tara tells Katrina Krämer how her curiosity about chemistry helps her keep rivers clean
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Finland to emphasise topics for basic education
New national curriculum will require schools to provide at least one topic-based study period per school year
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Learning lessons from Finland and Estonia
Neil McIntyre reports on his travels to see how science is taught in Finland and Estonia
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How to avoid cognitive overload in the classroom
Once we identify the problems caused by cognitive overload, we need to tackle its causes in our classrooms and labs.
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Abigail Storey: Scientific glassblower
Katrina Krämer talks to an art school graduate with the skills that make chemistry research possible
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The curse of knowledge
Tom Wilson looks at how cognitive overload puts up a roadblock to learning
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Education secretary calls for U-turn on practical assessment
Nicky Morgan, the Secretary of State for Education in the UK, has called for a rethink of proposals to remove the assessment of practical lab work from A-level and GCSE exams
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The Education in Chemistry app
The magazine is now available on iOS and Android and also in a web reader version
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