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  • Jeremy Sanders
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1976

    2016-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Jeremy Sanders received the Meldola Medal for his work in organic chemistry

  • Helen Sharman
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1991

    2016-07-07T00:00:00Z

    The UK’s first cosmonaut Helen Sharman was honoured at a House of Commons reception

  • Fashion women walking
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1991

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry takes the catwalk

  • Blue plaque for John Bernal
    Opinion

    Flashback: 2001

    2016-04-22T00:00:00Z

    A blue plaque for crystallographer John Desmond Bernal

  • 0416CW_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    25 years ago: Papers on disk

    2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

    A survey revealed researchers’ willingness to use e-mail and submit journal papers electronically

  • 0315CW_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1991

    2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Society of Chemistry’s second Alfred Bader award was given to Dudley Williams

  • 0216CW_Flashback_630m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1996

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Zeneca brought puree from genetically modified tomatoes onto UK supermarket shelves

  • 0116CW_Flashback_300tb
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1976

    2016-01-11T00:00:00Z

    CAS and computers came together to create unique chemicals identifiers

  • Opinion

    Flashback: 1990

    2015-11-26T00:00:00Z

    E J Corey reflects on winning the Nobel Prize

  • 1115CW_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1985

    2015-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Sir Jack Baldwin’s enthusiasm for science began with the gift of a chemistry set

  • CW1015_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1995

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Queen’s University Belfast celebrated its 150th anniversary by planting a laburnum tree outside the former laboratory of chemist Thomas Andrews

  • CW0915_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1985

    2015-08-27T00:00:00Z

    A painting of Dorothy Hodgkin depicting the busy scientist with four hands went on display at the National Portrait Gallery

  • 0815CW_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1995

    2015-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Society of Chemistry launched it’s online presence at a ceremony in Cambridge

  • CW0715_Flashback_300tb
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1995

    2015-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Sigma-Aldrich founder Alfred Bader published his autobiography

  • 0615CW_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1970

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Peter Atkins was awarded the 1969 Meldola medal for his work in theoretical chemistry

  • CW0515_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1985

    2015-04-24T00:00:00Z

    How prisoners during the Second World War were able to study for chemistry degrees

  • CW0415_Flashback_300tb
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1970

    2015-04-02T00:00:00Z

    The Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre in Savile Row, London, was used for RSC lectures for many years

  • CW0315_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1985

    2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The Metals Society and the Institution of Metallurgists merged to form a new learned society

  • 0215CW_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 1970

    2015-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The UK chapter of the Chemical Notation Association met for the first time

  • CW0115_Flashback_300m
    Opinion

    Flashback: 2000

    2014-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The second International Historic Chemical Landmark was designated at St Mary’s Hospital in London