In profile

An illustrated portrait of Janine Cossy

Janine Cossy: ‘Negative results are more important’

An illustrated portrait showing Richard Zare

Dick Zare: ‘I got into big fights with my science teacher’

An illustrated portrait of David Hu

David Hu: ‘People ask me the strangest questions’

An illustrated portrait of Rita Collwell

Rita Colwell: ‘Pseudoscience is almost like a disease’

An illustrated portrait of Zhenan Bao

Zhenan Bao: 'We just had to dream big'

An illustrated portrait of Neil Garg

Neil Garg: ‘My brain is always turning’

An illustrated portrait of Shankar Balasubramanian

Shankar Balasubramanian: ‘All chemists can cook, right?’

An illustrated portrait of Krzysztof_Matyjaszews

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski: 'In science, one needs to have a vision'

An illustrated portrait of Christina White

Christina White: ‘Discovery requires the human element’

An illustrated portrait of John Hartwig

John Hartwig: ‘There’s a lot of distrust of science’

  • Janine Cossy: ‘Negative results are more important’

  • Dick Zare: ‘I got into big fights with my science teacher’

  • David Hu: ‘People ask me the strangest questions’

  • Rita Colwell: ‘Pseudoscience is almost like a disease’

  • Zhenan Bao: 'We just had to dream big'

  • Neil Garg: ‘My brain is always turning’

  • Shankar Balasubramanian: ‘All chemists can cook, right?’

  • Krzysztof Matyjaszewski: 'In science, one needs to have a vision'

  • Christina White: ‘Discovery requires the human element’

  • John Hartwig: ‘There’s a lot of distrust of science’

Diversity and opportunity

Lost in a maze

Change, uncertainty and resilience – Building a better chemistry culture

Voice of

Join us on September 17 as we discuss ways to develop resilience in the face of uncertainty and change

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UK chemistry pipeline loses almost all of its Black, Asian and other ethnic minority chemists after undergraduate studies

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Black students are only one quarter as likely to study for a PhD than their white counterparts

Ayanna Jones, Devin Swiner and Ashley Walker, organisers of #BlackInChem

Being #BlackinChem

By Devin Swiner, Ayanna Jones, Ashley Walker

The US organisers of #BlackinChem week share their stories

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Tackling bullying and harassment – Building a better chemistry culture

Voice of

Join us as we discuss ways to tackle bullying and harassment in the chemical sciences

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Design of experiments

Quizzes and resources to help you to become better at designing experiments. Created in partnership with JMP

Ethics

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Harvard University’s former chemistry head indicted for lying about China ties

Charles Lieber faces up to five years in prison if convicted

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Chlorine dioxide

Katrina Krämer investigates how industrial-strength bleach became promoted as ‘miracle mineral supplement’ – a supposed ‘cure’ for autism, cancer and even Covid-19.

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Another US researcher charged with lying about Chinese ties

Physicist faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding West Virginia University while secretly working for Chinese talent programme

Safety

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The importance of inventory management

Lots of chemicals means lots of safety concerns

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Lack of standardised testing makes comparing nano skin tests hard

Study reemphasises that nanoparticles don’t penetrate the skin

On the spot May 2020 index image

On the spot: disappearing mercury

What should you do when a hazardous chemical goes missing?

On the spot

On the spot May 2020 index image

On the spot: disappearing mercury

Index image for Chemistry World's On the spot series

On the spot: dangerous gloves

  • On the spot: disappearing mercury

  • On the spot: dangerous gloves