Feature
Melanie Sanford’s route from college gymnast to groundbreaking researcher
One-time gymnast Melanie Sanford has made a name for herself in catalysis and organometallic chemistry. Rebecca Trager charts her path to success, from her mentors to her mentoring
Opinion
Jon-Paul Griffiths: ‘Starting a small company is a phenomenal experience’
The chief technology officer of Oxeco on spinning out, supporting entrepreneurs and the difficulties of identifying a market
Article
Apothecary inventory offers glimpse into medicines from the 17th century
Catalogue of shop in Nantwich, Cheshire reveals ‘treatments’ using everything from quicksilver and arsenic to ‘oil of earthworm’
Research
This nanotechnology expert works with both plant and brain cells
Could Markita Landry’s research group be any more interdisciplinary?
Opinion
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
Opinion
Donna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
Careers
New UKRI terms do more to acknowledge the diversity of PhD researchers
But further stipend increases are needed to fully widen access to doctoral study
Highlights
Melanie Sanford’s route from college gymnast to groundbreaking researcher
One-time gymnast Melanie Sanford has made a name for herself in catalysis and organometallic chemistry. Rebecca Trager charts her path to success, from her mentors to her mentoring
20 years. 20 chemists. 20 stories. Part 2
How has chemistry changed in the last two decades?
The new signs bringing greater understanding to organic chemistry
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
The health of chemistry across the pipeline
More students in the UK are studying chemistry at A-level than 20 years ago, but how does that translate to universities?
How AI protein structure prediction and design won the Nobel prize
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won this year’s Nobel prize in chemistry. Jamie Durrani investigates the origins of a biochemistry revolution
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
Opinion
Donna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
Careers
New UKRI terms do more to acknowledge the diversity of PhD researchers
But further stipend increases are needed to fully widen access to doctoral study
News
New year honours recognise chemists’ services to inclusion and diversity
Services to biogeochemistry, science in government, and science and technology also rewarded in annual list
Feature
The new signs bringing greater understanding to organic chemistry
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
Opinion
Thriving as a Deaf chemistry PhD student
Asma Sheikh talks about growing up, discovering her passion for chemistry and being a teaching assistant
Mary Sherman Morgan: The best kept secret in the space race
Anna Demming reveals the scientist who invented the fuel that powered the first US satellite into orbit, yet died with barely a trace on record of her achievements
Martin Gouterman: the gay man behind the four-orbital model
Abhik Ghosh tells the story of a porphyrin chemist who was a leading figure in Seattle’s gay rights movement of the 1960s
William Knox, the only Black supervisor in the Manhattan Project
The story of the Knox family is one of education overcoming adversity, finds Kit Chapman
Jon-Paul Griffiths: ‘Starting a small company is a phenomenal experience’
The chief technology officer of Oxeco on spinning out, supporting entrepreneurs and the difficulties of identifying a market
Donna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
Charlotte Williams: ‘Being an academic is a wonderful job’
The award-winning inorganic chemist on early environmental influences and a career spanning industry and academia
Exploring the origins of our chemical terms
A chemical by any other name would smell as sweet
Super-powered science
Screaming fans excited about your research, the Sharpie on your lanyard for signing autographs – wouldn’t that be nice?
Do chemists die young?
Death notices for chemists suggest perhaps not, despite the hazards found in many labs
Cryptic chemistry crossword #074
Find deer and drinks in this cryptic chemistry crossword!
Chemistry wordoku #082
Find the banned herbicide hiding in this sudoku-inspired puzzle
Quick chemistry crossword #074
Greek gods, German physicists and geeks are all in this quick chemistry crossword puzzle
Cryptic chemistry crossword #073
Do you have the gall to solve this cryptic crossword?
Opinion
The moral theories behind climate deadlock
Why is it so controversial to do the right thing for the environment?
Opinion
Did AI just win the Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry?
The importance of the expert eye in scientific progress
Opinion
How much science should there be in philosophy?
A debate about metaphysics that’s crucial to how we understand the world
Opinion
Proteins’ shape and function are two sides of the same coin
A new perspective on the relationship between chemistry and biology
Opinion
There’s more to alchemy than its mystical nature
It was crucial to the development of chemistry
Opinion
The nuances of chemical confirmation
Supporting a hypothesis is more difficult than it might seem
Opinion
The rise of techno-science
Appreciating technology’s role in understanding how the world works
Opinion
Vogel’s textbooks and their international impact on teaching
A shared reference that we risk losing in a digital age
Opinion
Super-powered science
Screaming fans excited about your research, the Sharpie on your lanyard for signing autographs – wouldn’t that be nice?
Research
Chemists use AI to uncover pigments used on Berlin Wall murals
Researchers hope work will help to preserve this art
Research
How does your mummy smell? If it’s ancient Egyptian woody, spicy and sweet
Analysis of odours could one day categorise which era a mummy came from
Article
Apothecary inventory offers glimpse into medicines from the 17th century
Catalogue of shop in Nantwich, Cheshire reveals ‘treatments’ using everything from quicksilver and arsenic to ‘oil of earthworm’
Opinion
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
News
New year honours recognise chemists’ services to inclusion and diversity
Services to biogeochemistry, science in government, and science and technology also rewarded in annual list
Opinion
Jon-Paul Griffiths: ‘Starting a small company is a phenomenal experience’
The chief technology officer of Oxeco on spinning out, supporting entrepreneurs and the difficulties of identifying a market
News
Cardiff University proposes merging chemistry department with other schools
Up to 10 chemistry staff could be made redundant under the proposals
Careers
Knowledge exchange will be vital for upskilling the chemistry workforce
To meet societal challenges, chemical scientists need more opportunities to learn across disciplines and sectors
Careers
How to have fewer, more effective meetings
Five strategies that can help individuals and institutions manage meetings better
News
Fuel cell scientist loses over a decade of work in suspected arson attack
Crowdfunder launched to help PhD student and owner of clean energy spin-out recover
Careers
Re-establishing my scientist identity in industry
How to embrace a career transition outside of academia
Careers
How Lisa Alford inspires students and celebrates technicians
She was awarded the Royal Society’s 2024 Hauksbee award in recognition of her extraordinary achievements ‘behind the scenes’
Opinion
Take part in the #ChemistryConversations challenge
Will you share your enthusiasm for chemistry with more non-chemists?
Feature
The new signs bringing greater understanding to organic chemistry
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
News
Online archive of Humphry Davy’s notebooks opens to the public
Historic collection is the result of a five-year long citizen science project
News
Danish university pauses chemistry demonstrations following accident
‘Genie in a bottle’ demonstration failure hospitalised two, leading to a review of all experiments in the school’s chemistry shows
News
Global ‘census’ of chemistry on YouTube finds thriving ecosystem of indie producers
Chemistry channels are primarily made up of independents with no affiliation with an institution or organisation but a passion to talk science