Kit Chapman
After finishing my pharmacy degree at the University of Bradford (including a year working in community and hospital pharmacies), I decided to make the unconventional leap in to science journalism. I cut my teeth on magazines for GPs and pharmacists, before taking over campaigns on the British Medical Association’s website.
From there I headed back to pharmacy, managing all clinical content in The Pharmaceutical Journal and Clinical Pharmacist, before leaping at the chance to join the Chemistry World team. I also occasionally write a bit for the Daily Telegraph and pop up in assorted skeptical podcasts.
PodcastLow-background steel
Post-nuclear steel is a little bit radioactive, so for some specialist jobs we need to find a source of steel from before the bomb
NewsRules for element discovery get superheavy revamp
Chemistry and physics federations also define what counts as a ‘beyond superheavy element’
Opinion'I remember the last view I had of the Earth...'
The astronaut and chemist on mountains, science careers and the view from space
OpinionHappy 60th birthday, Nasa
The space agency has come a long way - but its best may be yet to come
Opinion'I feel like a chemical Peter Pan'
Martyn Poliakoff on green chemistry, Rosalind Franklin and the importance of technicians
OpinionShould you leave or remain after Brexit?
An uncertain future may cause UK researchers to move abroad
OpinionPineapple does not belong on pizza!
Newly appointed ACS fellow Malika Jeffries-EL shows her New Yorker side
Opinion'Beyoncé's assistant helped me star on The Big Bang Theory...'
George Smoot on Queen, Queen B and winning $1 million on a gameshow
OpinionIn situ with Tomas Lindahl
The DNA repair doyen on red wine, protests and what killed the Neanderthals
OpinionWhat did pop culture ever do for us?
Phrases and characters that give us a neat shorthand for sharing ideas
OpinionKurt Wüthrich: Nobel prize-winning footballer
Kurt Wüthrich on sport, performance enhancement and Alpine retreats
CareersFashioning a career in Lombardy
One of the largest chemical industries in Europe is ready to entice you to enjoy la dolce vita
