All Science communication articles – Page 5
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Careers
Zooming into online vivas
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced academics to adopt a new model with some unexpected advantages
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Careers
The rise of the virtual chemistry conference
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, online talks and poster sessions are moving to the mainstream
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News
‘Cultural evolution’ needed to reinvigorate academic research
Research funding and academic reward systems should get an overhaul to recognise mentoring and public engagement
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RSC
Celebrating the IYPT in style
To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT), the Royal Society of Chemistry led and supported community activities, educational initiatives and celebratory events globally in 2019
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Careers
The benefits of science communication on social media
How finding an online community reignited a passion for chemistry
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Article
The Elements Song 2019
For the international year of the periodic table, we’ve worked with Helen Arney and the Waterbeach Brass Band to update Tom Lehrer’s Elements Song
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Careers
Undergraduates in their element
Harnessing the history of tungsten to engage school students with the periodic table
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News
Giant periodic table four times larger than previous record holder
Enormous 660m2 periodic table adorns Australian university’s new science building
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Opinion
What’s next after the International Year of the Periodic Table?
Chemistry outreach needs to build on IYPT in ways that connect with people and their lives
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Opinion
Cards on the table
Did the International Year of the Periodic Table have its expected impact?
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News
City-dwellers have higher trust in science than country folk
Half of urban and suburban residents in the US have high confidence in scientists compared to roughly a third of people in rural areas
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Opinion
How can we tackle fake science news?
Complex topics make bogus research news even harder to tackle – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try
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News
Fact checkers take up the fight against fake science on Facebook
Facebook teams up with fact checkers to tackle its science misinformation problem – but is it working?
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News
Work on how much saliva a five-year-old makes wins chemistry Ig Nobel
This year’s Ig Nobels reward research on spit, scrotums and cockroaches, among other things
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Opinion
In science we trust
The questions is how can scientists maintain that faith and keep the fire burning?
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Opinion
Am I really a scientist?
Whether in a lab, an office or on a stage, we are no strangers to wrestling with self-identity