All articles by Chemistry World – Page 10
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – January 2017
This month we introduce our new puzzles page, discuss the implications of Trump for science and meet Yuri Oganessian, the only living person with an element named after him
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CareersHold SME back: threats to small business growth
Finding staff is now the leading barrier to growth for UK SMEs
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OpinionLetters: February 2017
The many interesting ways you have almost ended up in hospital thanks to home-brew experiments
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PuzzleOn the spot: On a hot day
What would you do if a fridge failure puts peroxide under pressure?
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PodcastThe Secret Life of Fat by Sylvia Tara – Book club
The Chemistry World team discusses the benfits and drawbacks of the most maligned body tissue
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PromotionJoin us for our science communication competition final
Our 2017 sci-comm competition looks at chemistry where you live
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OpinionLetters: January 2017
You share your memories of bromine explosions and question the blue flash of solvated electrons
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PodcastHomo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari and our favourite books of 2016 – Book club
We review the bestseller, Homo deus and then the Chemistry World team discusses their favourite books of 2016
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OpinionLetters: December 2016
You ask about the value of a library and muse about the perils of review by social media
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CareersTime after time: how academic researchers spend their working life
The average academic researcher spends fewer than four out of every 10 working hours on research
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PodcastI Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong – Book club
They say you are what you eat, but actually you’re mainly what eats you
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PuzzleOn the spot: Late at night
How should you respond to a spilled mixture of cleaning chemicals?
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OpinionLetters: November 2016
Your opinions about the new-look Chemistry World and how to aid refugee scientists
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PodcastBig Data: Does Size Matter? by Timandra Harkness – Book club
We are destined to become just a number in a big set of numbers. We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of this
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CareersIt all adds up: chemistry courses requiring maths for entry
The UK degree courses that need maths grades
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CareersUniversity challenge: where UK higher education gets its funding
UK universities have a net income of some £33 billion, with almost £6 billion generated in tuition fees. This has more than made up for a drop in funding and increased staff costs since 2011, with a surplus of around £2 billion for 2014/15. (Figures are in millions)Source: HESA
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PodcastScience and the City by Laurie Winkless – Book club
In this month’s book club we discuss the technologies that help modern cities function