All Columns articles – Page 45
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – mergers in Manchester
UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester merged to form the University of Manchester
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OpinionLycopodium alkaloids
Not all natural products are created equal. BRSM looks at a flexible route to some perennial favourites
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OpinionChemical space is big. Really big
You think it’s a long way to the back of your screening libraries? That’s peanuts to chemical space, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionTwo for the price of one
This year’s Nobel prizes show that chemistry truly is the central science
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OpinionNot all science is created equal
John Ioannidis explains why researchers should be curious about the differences between disciplines
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OpinionAn escape plan
Karin Bodewits suggests that academia’s chairs might hold more women if they have a clear view of the exit
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – awards for Chemistry World
Over the past decade the magazine has won or been nominated for several awards
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OpinionTwisting activity from amides
When amides get out of shape, a whole new world of asymmetric aldol reactions opens up, says Karl Collins
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OpinionCarl Djerassi - chemistry and theatre
Carl Djerassi explains his move from distinguished chemist to ‘intellectual smuggler’
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OpinionGarbage in, garbage out
The rise of low-quality and predatory open access journals and conferences worries Derek Lowe
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OpinionGood advice
Rather than axing his chief scientific adviser, the next president of the European commission should enhance the role
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OpinionAppreciating art criticism
Philip Ball considers Chinese works of art that comment on environmental and chemical issues
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Opinion
Thanks all. It's been a pleasure
After five and a half years I’m moving on to new challenges
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OpinionDoes life play dice?
Philip Ball wonders whether life evolved to exploit quantum phenomena, or if it’s just in our nature
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Opinion
Developments in chemical education
At the American Chemical Society meeting we heard about how students are now engaging in alternative ways of communicating and promoting science
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OpinionThe trouble with boycotts
Cutting academic ties with a censured state can do more harm than good, says Mark Peplow