All Columns articles – Page 48
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OpinionA bad business
Targets and assessments can boost productivity at universities – but only if they do not stifle creativity and alienate the academic workforce, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionFlashback: 2000 – celebrating an historic collaboration
The second International Historic Chemical Landmark was designated at St Mary’s Hospital in London
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OpinionReflections on the REF
Richard Catlow and Graham Hutchings evaluate the state of chemistry research and find it enjoying rude health
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OpinionA complete chemist
Philip Ball celebrates Paul Schleyer’s contributions to scientific discourse, spanning decades and disciplines
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OpinionAn end to bubble puzzle trouble?
Has a 20-year-old problem finally been solved, asks Philip Ball
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Power to the people
Scientists are harnessing public support to strengthen their political muscle
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OpinionProgress at the pace of the slowest
Chemistry is rarely the rate-limiting process in getting a drug to market, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionSynthesising the midnight oil
A chemical plant on a night shift is just as lively as through the day, says Chemjobber, but for different reasons
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OpinionIt's time to speak up for Europe
Researchers in the UK benefit enormously from their country’s membership of the EU. They need to say so, argues Mark Peplow
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – the periodic table as contemporary art
An RSC poster of the periodic table from Damien Hirst’s restaurant sold for £6000
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Public health is the bottom line
To safeguard society, regulators must be free from the influence of industry interests, says Martin Pigeon
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Good science, bad science?
Paul Leonard is concerned by industry’s exclusion from policy panels – it’s the science that matters, not who pays for it
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OpinionAn interdisciplinary celebration
This year’s Nobel prize in chemistry is a classic tale of beating impossible odds and the laws of physics
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – mergers in Manchester
UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester merged to form the University of Manchester
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OpinionLycopodium alkaloids
Not all natural products are created equal. BRSM looks at a flexible route to some perennial favourites