All Comment articles – Page 22
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The tyranny of peer review
A less conservative approach would foster high-risk, high-return research, argues Sir John O'Reilly
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The lab equipment your kitchen is missing
It's time to retrofit your kitchen pans with reflux condensers, says Dylan Stiles
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Who’s looking after the nation’s science?
The UK's science base needs better care, argues Sue Ferns
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For the love of solvents
Dylan Stiles loves his solvents like children - even the naughty ones
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Understanding chemical engineering
Teaching as well as research can help bridge the no-man's land between chemistry and chemical engineering, says Mark Haw
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OpinionBench monkey: it's a good life
Dylan Stiles explains why he loves to go skydiving in a lab coat
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Contaminated food: confusion in the coverage
Following the release of the WWF report Chain of contamination: the food link, John Henry and Fiona Fox comment on the study, and its coverage in the media
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Age discrimination in the workplace
New UK age discrimination legislation came into force on 1 October. Employers should see it as a perfect opportunity to balance their workforce, says Craig Fleming
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OpinionRadioactive recommendations
The recent recommendations from the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management should prompt a renewed research effort to tackle the problems of nuclear waste storage.
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Making sensors sensible
Researchers must consider how sensors can be manufactured reproducibly from the outset, and not as an afterthought, argues David Walt
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Jim Feast: making dreams reality
Jim Feast describes himself as a dreamer, but is keen to put his dreams into practice at the Royal Society of Chemistry
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OpinionSimon Campbell: looking back
Simon Campbell reflects on the Royal Society of Chemistry's achievements during his presidency.
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How do you ’sell’ postdoctoral work?
Lee Higham explores the problems facing postdoctoral workers.
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The need for measurements
China and India are showing significant growth, while demand for traditional analytical techniques underpins the market, as Ian Shuttler explains.
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Cross-disciplinary successes
Cross-disciplinary research is essential. Chris St Pourçain explores the funding problems and ways to increase the number of applications
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Keeping European chemistry competitive
Alfred Oberholz says the EU's sustainable chemistry technology platform can help boost the European chemical community's competitiveness
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How many chemistry departments do we need?
The number and nature of departments delivering undergraduate chemistry degrees is changing. Paul O'Brien analyses how many are needed
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The decline of UK nuclear chemistry
Richard Clegg argues that nuclear chemistry has declined in the UK and considerable investment would be needed for a new-build programme.
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Bologna and the European higher education area
The Bologna process began in 1999 with the aim of setting up a European higher education area by 2010. Terry Mitchell looks at what still needs to be done
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Moving to Manchester
The new Manchester interdisciplinary biocentre is a haven for life science researchers interested in the interface with physical sciences, explain Andrew Munro and Nigel Scrutton