Nina Notman
Nina is a freelance science writer and editor specialising in chemistry.
After finishing an organic chemistry PhD at the University of Bristol, Nina looked for a career that allowed her to indulge her love for science without being lab-based. Her first step was to join the journals team at the Royal Society of Chemistry, with a focus on guiding papers through the peer review process. Here she was given the opportunity to write magazine-style articles about some of the recently published papers, something she relished. She then joined the Chemistry World team, first as a science correspondent and later as the features editor.
In 2012, she went freelance and now writes and edits for a range of different chemistry and science education publications.
NewsEnzymes make dyeing denim more sustainable
Can researchers find a way to make jeans blue without using toxic chemicals?
NewsRevealing blueberries’ nanostructure
Find out how microscopic, self-assembling particles give blueberries their characteristic blue hue
NewsHigh levels of nanoplastics found in bottled water
Unbottle the truth of what’s inside your drinking water
FeatureLife cycle assessment of fast-food containers
Examining the environmental impact of single-use takeaway packaging
NewsTropical birds bear brunt of gold mining impact
Birds pay the environmental price for metal extraction
NewsNanoparticles answer an alchemical mystery
Gold nanoparticles explain the mystery of why fulminating gold explodes with a purple plume of smoke
NewsMaking ammonia production greener
Could lasers offer a more sustainable alternative to the Haber process
NewsScientists discover the heaviest oxygen isotope
Help learners delve into atomic structure and isotopes with this research context
NewsTackling global demand for lithium one string at a time
Crystalising lithium salts on strings could be the key to supplying the vast volume needed for a net-zero world
Interview‘My passion is to inspire young people in STEM’
Meet Wesleigh Dawsmith, a DT technician, STEM ambassador and passionate advocate for science outreach
NewsThe effect of human leisure on water pollution
From cocaine to antihistamines, the surprising mix of chemicals detected after a day out at the river
NewsFrom sulfur dioxide to atmospheric oxygen
Early Earth’s oxygen surge could be partly thanks to volcanic sulfur dioxide
FeatureFirefighting chemistry
From polymers to inorganic compounds, discover the remarkable science behind fighting fires
Interview‘The best parts are working with enthusiastic students and that no two days are ever the same’
Meet Mike Hughes, a technical specialist who is passionate about chemistry teaching laboratories and technical education pathways
NewsVolcanoes, meteorites and catalysts for life’s origins
Unveiling the role of early Earth’s atmosphere in forming reactive organic molecules
NewsSurprise origin for Benin bronzes
Show students the unexpected journey of brass from northern Europe
NewsScience turns the taps on in drought-hit areas
Changes in the state of matter offer a solution to making potable water in arid regions