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OpinionA dedicated follower of slow fashion
Our features editor has some clothes that are nearly old enough to vote
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No quick fix for declining degree applications
A complex network of educational influences underlies why fewer students want to study chemistry at university
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Science can’t fix Whitehall on its own
There seems to be a genuine effort to put science at the heart of the UK’s government but this comes with risks as well as rewards
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Reviewing performance reviews
Assessing the value of researchers’ work is hard, but there are some easy ideas to avoid
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Ellie Knaggs and tetrahedral carbon
Ellie Knaggs’ claim to be the first to use x-rays to prove carbon’s tetrahedral bonding in molecules has been overlooked, finds Andy Extance
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Krzysztof Matyjaszewski: 'In science, one needs to have a vision'
The polymerisation guru on taking work on honeymoon, the softest snow in the States and his favourite restaurant
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The chemical absurdity of molecular recognition
Many biological models rely on an agency that molecules lack
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Frances Arnold’s retraction and the case for slow science
Frances Arnold’s masterful retraction highlights the problems with publication-driven science
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Twenty twenty vision
The new year brings changes to how we include and reflect our community
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What we need to know to make our labs safer
We lack the data to fully understand the hazards in academic labs
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The story of Quickfit, part three: Scorah’s Quickfit
In the final part of our Classic Kit series, Andrea Sella delves into the life and work of Leslie Scorah, the patenter of Quickfit
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Letters: January 2020
Your views on the biological activity of turmeric and the value of comics
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The story of Quickfit, part two: Flaig’s joints
The second article in a Classic Kit series on Quickfit focuses on the family that introduced standardised ground glass joints to the UK
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Learning through citizen science
Partnerships between scientists, social scientists and schools prove educational for all
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The story of Quickfit, part one: Friedrich's joints
In the first article in a special Classic Kit series on Quickfit, Andrea Sella tracks the origin of standardised ground glass joints to 1900s Prussia
