All Public engagement articles
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NewsThe RSC President’s Award 2018
What makes this team of six teachers and one technician so inspirational?
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News
The Chemistry for All project
Tamjid Mujtaba shares findings from an ongoing five-year study into barriers and enablers to chemistry for disadvantaged students
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Molecular machines roll in for the 2016 chemistry Nobel
Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart take chemistry’s top gong for creating a series of nanoscale machines
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Experiment
Chemiluminescence of luminol: a cold light experiment
Show how the energy of a chemical reaction can be given out as light by revealing how a solution of sodium chlorate(I) oxidises an aqueous solution of luminol (3-aminophthalhydrazide) to produce a blue chemiluminescent glow – without any increase in temperature.
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Ideas
#talkaboutchemisty
Kristy Turner finds out what students really think when they hear the word 'chemistry'
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Feature
A centre of excellence
What can be learned from the Bristol ChemLabS centre for excellence in teaching and learning 10 years on? Timothy Harrison, Nicholas Norman and Dudley Shallcross explain
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What does the word chemical mean to you?
Katherine Haxton discusses a recent survey about the public’s perception of chemistry
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Chemistry in the museum
Ruth Jarman opens the eyes of trainee teachers to opportunities to help students learn chemistry in informal settings
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All set for chemistry
Chemistry sets through the years have both weathered and reflected many changes in science and society
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News
Chemistry World science communication competition 2015–16
Opportunity to present in the Faraday lecture theatre at the Royal Institution
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Feature
Layer by layer
Andrew Turley investigates a build-it-yourself 3D printer you can use in your classroom
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Experiment
The ‘Old Nassau’ or Halloween clock reaction
Illustrate dramatic colour changes as a result of redox and precipitation reactions in this vivid demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Event News
Science in the spotlight
Kristy Turner talks about her experience of the Science on Stage conference in London
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Event News
A global experiment from the technician’s cupboard
Jan Hodge, technician at a middle school, talks about carrying out the Royal Society of Chemistry's global experiment
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News
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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Feature
The Lion, the Wich and the Waller
Almost 30 years after its closure, the historic Lion Salt Works in Cheshire opens its doors to the public. Volunteer Mike Tingle relates some of its history
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