Letters from Chemistry World readers
Have your say on the topics covered in Chemistry World.
Chemistry World welcomes letters, which should be concise (normally fewer than 300 words) and timely. Those selected for publication are subject to editing for clarity and length. Letters should be marked ‘for publication’ and sent to chemistryworld@rsc.org.
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OpinionLetters: April 2025
Readers highlight Serbian opposition to lithium mining, the need for more practical chemistry, and the influence of the Greek alphabet
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OpinionLetters: March 2025
Readers remember Graham Richards, celebrate a classic textbook and show how to use your Chemistry World magazines for outreach
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OpinionLetters: February 2025
A reader argues for greater use of quantum chemistry in Iupac definitions
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OpinionLetters: January 2025
Readers discuss the fentanyl problem, ethanol regulations and Reading’s continuing success
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OpinionLetters: December 2024
Readers share concerns over classifying ethanol as reprotoxic, celebrate undergraduate practical innovation, and more
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OpinionLetters: October 2024
Readers celebrate an MSc course, manufacturing and multi-dimensional space
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OpinionLetters: September 2024
Readers discuss antidepressants, industrial disasters and what Humphry Davy inhaled
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OpinionLetters: August 2024
Readers share their connections to the Flixborough disaster, discuss the importance of inorganic neurochemistry and more
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OpinionLetters: July 2024
Readers discuss DDT, reveal new information about Humphry Davy and ponder how to deal with errors
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OpinionLetters: June 2024
Readers find answers in industry, celebrate Eiji Osawa and continue the Z-DNA debate
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OpinionLetters: May 2024
Readers call for cross-industry support, celebrate variety and debate the evidence for Z-DNA’s handedness
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OpinionLetters: April 2024
Readers discuss the handedness of DNA, celebrate the Explosives Act and reminisce about childhood experiments
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OpinionLetters: March 2024
Readers provide an update on a band keratopathy project, share their love… and then there’s fireworks
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OpinionLetters: February 2024
Readers reminsce about the launch of Chemistry World 20 years ago, and ponder the problems of decarbonisation, PFAS and fireworks
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OpinionLetters: January 2024
Readers clarify the details of Pfizer’s future plans, muse on the philosophy of assembly theory and more
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OpinionLetters: December 2023
Readers stand up for school technicians, share concerns about fireworks and speculate about element 121
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OpinionLetters: November 2023
Readers share how the Talent Project is supporting technicians, share a proposal for enhanced oil recovery, and more
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OpinionLetters: October 2023
Readers discuss antibiotic challenges, muse about micrographs and remember Philip Eaton
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OpinionLetters: September 2023
Readers estimate the contribution of lithium mining on power consumption, consider Alzheimer’s antibody therapies and more