Julia Robinson
Science correspondent, Chemistry World
I joined the Chemistry World team as Science Correspondent in May 2023. Previously I spent eight years leading the clinical and science content at The Pharmaceutical Journal, the official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a membership body for pharmacists.
With a grounding in biology and a masters in science communication I may not be a chemist by trade but I hope to bring a wealth of knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, pharmacology and health to the Chemistry World team.
As well as being passionate about all aspects of science I am also committed to producing journalism that is of the highest quality and accuracy and which holds those in power to account.
Testament to this, my work has led me to be shortlisted for several specialist journalism awards. And, I was lucky enough to be awarded Best Writer at the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Talent Awards two years running (2022 and 2023); for B2B and news writing.
CareersThe startups that grew out of the Pfizer redundancies
18 months on, three former Pfizer employees explain how they’ve seized opportunities to fill gaps in the market
BusinessUK industrial strategy prioritises advanced manufacturing and life sciences
Government will subsidise electricity-intensive industries as part of support for eight key sectors
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Items included a personal letter from his mother and an original copy of his only chemistry paper
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Royal Society of Chemistry hails chemists recognised for their research and inclusion and diversity work
NewsSpending review will see R&D funding rise to £22.6 billion by 2029–2030
Government lays out priorities for research for the rest of parliament
ResearchLotions and perfumes found to affect ‘human oxidation field’ chemistry
What this means for us, if anything, is still unclear
ResearchCaterpillars become ‘crazy option for synthetic chemists’ to make oxygen-doped nanocarbons
In-insect synthesis could offer new routes to reach hard-to-make molecules
News‘Chemistry changed the world before, we just need to do it again’: Stockholm declaration reimagines future
Paul Anastas talks to Chemistry World about organising call for chemistry to transform itself and make the world more sustainable
NewsAlan Turing papers expected to sell for thousands after narrowly missing the shredder
Collection includes personal copy of Turing’s sole chemistry paper
ResearchAFM maps the way collagen unfolds and refolds in the body
New insights could aid understanding of connective tissue disorders
NewsClarivate to exclude retracted content when calculating impact factor
Move will ‘pre-emptively guard’ against distortions to journal metric
NewsUK government announces 10-year budgets for R&D
Policy details to be announced at next spending review
FeatureFixing medicine’s gender gap
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
OpinionRobyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
OpinionImproving women’s health research will benefit everyone
Fixing the inequality is morally just, and economically sound
NewsERC increases funding offer to support scientists moving to Europe
Move is part of global efforts to attract researchers dismayed by the funding chaos in the US
NewsHow Clarivate is clamping down on bad actors in academic publishing
Clarivate’s Nandita Quaderi tells Chemistry World why the firm has recently delisted over 100 journals
ResearchGlycoconjugate-caged drugs offer better way to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Plant fibres trap drugs, only releasing them in the lower intestine where they are more effective
NewsFood chemist takes top prize of annual Dance your PhD contest
Interpretive dance explains thesis on why chillis burn and menthol cools
NewsSpringer Nature donates tool to detect AI-generated text to publishing community
Checker can flag articles for investigation