Bright sparks around the world take on the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge
Students in the UK and around the world this year put their chemistry skills to the test in a new competition
Students in the UK and around the world this year put their chemistry skills to the test in a new competition supported by the University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry, The Rushton Bequest from St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge International Examinations and OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations).
The Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, launched in January 2011, was the brainchild of Peter Wothers, a chemist at the University of Cambridge. It is a monthly online competition which is open to anyone, any age from anywhere in the world. Five 'Google-proof' questions issued on the first of each month from January - June were set by an experienced team of teachers and university chemists. They are designed to push boundaries, stretch students' knowledge and encourage them to think about science and use the internet to find scientific data.
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