All Columns articles – Page 96
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RSC
Campaign underway
Simon Campbell unveils his plans to raise the profile of the chemical sciences.
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Opinion
The house that Black built
Name the French-born chemist who founded pneumatic chemistry, introduced the limewater test for carbon dioxide, discovered an element and pioneered the study of thermodynamics.
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Opinion
Letters: June 2004
From Susan Kelly, Coordinator -Chemistry, Thurston Community College Our chairman of governors was keen to draw our attention to [the RSC’s] article in The Daily Telegraph of February 18 2004, entitled ’British chemistry faces extinction’. We are a state school, of 1350 students, which as from September 2004 will have ...
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Opinion
Don't try this at home
One of the more extreme pieces of television from last year came in the form of the BBC documentary Bodysnatchers.
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Opinion
Back to the Bachelor?
Terry Mitchell looks at the problems of implementing the Bologna process.
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Opinion
Letters: May 2004
From David Tilbrook The Knovel service the RSC has provided is exceptional! Congratulations. At last [RSC] membership is delivering something of real practical benefit to the practising chemists in the country. I would make one comment though. You aren’t advertising this service very much and it is a real membership ...
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Opinion
Fragrant bouquet
As an octogenarian, I was recently pondering some of the more interesting facets of my life in the field of metals chemistry.
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Opinion
Witch way to pay
In the light of ongoing financial problems faced by most UK chemistry departments.
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Opinion
Innovation under fire
EU proposals on technology transfer agreements pose a substantial threat to innovation, says Amit Khandelwal.
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Opinion
Letters: March 2004
From Dr G J White The discovery of the role of the messenger PLC zeta as described in John Parrington’s article Kiss of life? (Chemistry World, February 2004, p38) is an intriguing and possible part of a universal mechanism having a wider perspective. The article did not say if calcium ...