Philip Robinson
Editor, Chemistry World
I graduated from the University of Edinburgh, eventually leaving with a PhD in NMR spectroscopy after spending a happy decade in and around the Joseph Black chemistry building. I’ve since worked in education, publishing, communications and project management. Diverse roles, but all linked by communication and science – a (winding) thread that led to my interest in science writing and journalism.
At Chemistry World, we are not cheerleaders for science. We try to put chemistry in its scientific, societial and cultural context. A good science story is simply a good story. However, the telling needs some skill, and at least a little knowledge, to do it well.
OpinionWe’ll always have Paris… won’t we?
A decade on from Cop21, the Paris agreement has delivered change, but keeping it on track is getting harder
OpinionAI tools for chemistry aren’t the end, they are a means to a beginning
Is there life after death for the fields that fall to AI?
OpinionContemporary chemistry owes a lot to benzene's beginnings
Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end
OpinionHow a herbicide illustrates the many ways chemicals are put to the test
The glyphosate debate highlights the complexity of chemicals regulation
OpinionTrump’s second term brings back interesting times for facts
Changes in the information ecosystem are set to continue
OpinionThis year’s chemistry Nobel proves it’s hard to make predictions
It’s been a long journey from the myoglobin model
NewsTwelve Nobel laureates tell us about winning chemistry’s biggest prize
Winners from the last two decades look back on the day a call from Stockholm changed their lives
OpinionAnalytical chemistry is never far from the frontiers of science
New and better tools are pushing back boundaries and changing the world
OpinionGLP-1 drugs could be more than a win–win for weight loss
Semaglutide and tirzepatide are changing lives, and could change our attitudes
OpinionUK science has a long list of asks for Labour, with few easy fixes
Stretched finances mean hard realities
OpinionUnderstanding our brains is complicated, beware of simple ideas
Stepping up from chemistry to complexity
OpinionScience shouldn’t be shy about controversies
Debates and disagreements are all part of the process
OpinionA milestone year
2024 is set to be a special year for Chemistry World because it’s 20 years since we published our first issue
OpinionBonds are the ties that bind chemistry
Those seemingly simple sticks belie our most complex concept
FeatureDo other chemistry prizes predict the Nobels?
We’ve looked at the numbers so you don’t have to