Scientists in their element

‘Structure and bonding really gets to the heart of chemistry’

By 2021-02-11T08:21:00

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Source: © Glen Tarran, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Meet Niki Kaiser, a chemistry teacher inspiring others to embrace evidence-based teaching practices

Meet Niki Kaiser, a teacher, chemist and education researcher, inspiring others to embrace evidence-based teaching practices. In this Q&A, the winner of a Royal Society of Chemistry Schools education award talks about her journey from the science classroom as a pupil through university and Plymouth Marine Laboratory back to the classroom as a chemistry teacher.

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