RSC rewards excellence in chemical education

By Kathryn Roberts2014-06-04T00:00:00

John Holman, Keith Taber, Mike Cole and Peter Dowding honoured for their contributions

This year the Royal Society of Chemistry has made four awards in recognition of achievements in chemical education:

John Holman

The Lord Lewis Prize went to John Holman, University of York, in recognition of his extensive influence over chemistry education policy.

John had his first taste of science policy, as a chemistry teacher, in 1988, when he was a member of the team who wrote the National Curriculum for Science. Since then, in addition to boasting a continuous track record of chemistry teaching, he has become well known and much respected for his curriculum development work and for putting the professional development of science teachers on the political agenda.

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