Welcome to the pink room

The chemistry department library at the University of York is painted pink. According to Paul Walton, head of chemistry at York, 'It gives the department a "feel good" character and is a nice place to work'. He was speaking at the Royal Society, in London, in July at the launch of a report, Planning for success: good practice in university science departments, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Athena Project, a Government supported initiative which promotes careers of women scientists.