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Philippa Matthews reviews a book looking to uncover the lost histories of women whose achievements have been left out of the textbooks

14 June 2018By Rebecca Trager

National Academies says harassment should treated at least as seriously as research misconduct

11 May 2018By Emma Stoye

The RFCT in France has taken a radical step to address gender diversity at conferences

1 June 2018

Download the puzzles from the June print issue of Chemistry World

Four new retractions bring the total for Rashmi Madhuri and Prashant Sharma up to 14, with at least another 50 papers potentially affected

Scientists and citizens alike need an understanding of ethics

Why is there so little ethical training for chemists?

Lab horror stories are fine – as long as we remember why we tell them

A little lab explosion and it’s health and safety gone mad…

How dangerous is a broken Galileo thermometer?

Phrases and characters that give us a neat shorthand for sharing ideas

Science Comedian Brian Malow on cracking wise about chemistry

Biochemist Martina Hestericová on science communication and Instagram stardom

Debt-free RI celebrates having turned round its finances after making a surplus for the second year in a row

Chemistry World Book Club at the Hay Festival
By Emma Stoye
Emma Stoye seeks the science at the world famous Festival of Literature & Arts
Ethics in chemistry
By Nina Notman
Nina Notman asks whether chemists should be giving more consideration to the ethics of their research
Book Club – Seeds of science
By Chemistry World
Mark Lynas on his journey from anti-GM activist to advocate