All articles by Chemistry World – Page 10
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Promotion
Join us for our science communication competition final
Our 2017 sci-comm competition looks at chemistry where you live
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Opinion
Letters: January 2017
You share your memories of bromine explosions and question the blue flash of solvated electrons
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Podcast
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari and our favourite books of 2016 – Book club
We review the bestseller, Homo deus and then the Chemistry World team discusses their favourite books of 2016
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Opinion
Letters: December 2016
You ask about the value of a library and muse about the perils of review by social media
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Careers
Time after time: how academic researchers spend their working life
The average academic researcher spends fewer than four out of every 10 working hours on research
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Podcast
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong – Book club
They say you are what you eat, but actually you’re mainly what eats you
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Puzzle
On the spot: Late at night
How should you respond to a spilled mixture of cleaning chemicals?
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Opinion
Letters: November 2016
Your opinions about the new-look Chemistry World and how to aid refugee scientists
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Podcast
Big Data: Does Size Matter? by Timandra Harkness – Book club
We are destined to become just a number in a big set of numbers. We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of this
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Careers
It all adds up: chemistry courses requiring maths for entry
The UK degree courses that need maths grades
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Careers
University challenge: where UK higher education gets its funding
UK universities have a net income of some £33 billion, with almost £6 billion generated in tuition fees. This has more than made up for a drop in funding and increased staff costs since 2011, with a surplus of around £2 billion for 2014/15. (Figures are in millions)Source: HESA
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Podcast
Science and the City by Laurie Winkless – Book club
In this month’s book club we discuss the technologies that help modern cities function
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Opinion
Letters: October 2016
You share how chemistry is fairing in Cornwall and whether deuterium could be responsible for ageing
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Opinion
How to win the Nobel prize part 1: criteria
Bengt Norden discusses the critera against which research is judged
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Opinion
How to win part 2: nominations
Who nominates people for the Nobel prize? Bengt explains the nomination process.
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Opinion
How to win part 3: investigations
In this video, Bengt reveals how the committee investigates nominees to make sure the prize goes to the right person.
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Opinion
How to win part 4: chemistry on rotation?
Bengt tackles the perception that different fields ‘take it in turns’.
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Opinion
How to win part 5: how many people?
Bengt discusses whether the limit of three people will ever change