Rowan Frame
Rowan is currently training as a paintings conservator at the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute. She was deputy editor for Education in Chemistry until 2018.
FeaturePlastic conservation
Usually we want plastics to degrade, so what about when we don’t? How chemists are helping museums preserve plastics
FeatureHow chemists are stopping paint drip
Analytical chemistry is playing an important role in discovering why some 20th century paintings have started to liquefy
NewsSome students will achieve an impossible grade this Thursday
Ofqual revises minimum science grade
Analysis‘I do tend to say yes ... ’
We ask John Holman how writing a textbook snowballed into invites to work on the national curriculum, a national education research centre, and more
AnalysisGender inequality problems remain in higher education
In 2015, only 9% of chemistry professors were women
OpinionMemorable teaching
What’s your most memorable teaching experience? The RSC education team recount some of theirs
AnalysisLow pay means losing school technicians
The level of skill required for technicians is not reflected in their salaries, say teachers. Practical work will suffer without them.
NewsUp to £6k more for chemists to train as teachers
Larger financial incentives for training are announced, but many want a greater focus on keeping teachers in the profession
