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Spending 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
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Fixing 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
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How safe and sustainable are period products?
Millions of people around the world use period products every month. Bárbara Pinho finds out what their environmental footprint is and whether they carry chemicals harmful to human health
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How decarbonisation will help the UK’s last refineries survive
Carbon capture and low-carbon hydrogen are central to any possibility of supplying liquid fuels compatible with net zero, reports Andy Extance
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What are the prospects for making green hydrogen straight from seawater?
Competing with better-established desalination coupled with electrolysis, direct seawater splitting technologies are targeting niches
First-generation graduate chemists face challenges throughout their entire academic lifetime
Study highlights need for mentorship and more inclusive networks
Abundant alkanes become gaseous alkylating agent with flow chemistry
Photocatalytic process can carry out late-stage optimisation of drug candidates
Lotions and perfumes found to affect ‘human oxidation field’ chemistry
An overlooked bonding motif appears in many more proteins than was previously realised
Ancient ‘Egyptian Blue’ pigment recipes recreated
Caterpillars become ‘crazy option for synthetic chemists’ to make oxygen-doped nanocarbons
Winery cuts costs with carbon capture pilot plant that uses metal–organic framework
Fluorine surprises by becoming heaviest atom ever to quantum tunnel
Light-driven catalytic system makes ammonia from nitrogen and water
RNA as a replacement for chemical pesticides
Argentinian start-up Apolo Biotech is teaching plants to fight infections
US plans to close Chemical Safety Board by October
Government says CSB duplicates capabilities in other agencies
Sanofi to buy Blueprint Medicines for over $9 billion
Safety is everyone’s responsibility
Crispr Nobel laureates get another chance to claim ownership in long-running patent dispute
Polymer membrane separates hydrocarbons, offering alternative to distillation
Explosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Ignoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option
Women are not just another confounding factor in drug development
Nurturing socioeconomic inclusion for a brighter tomorrow
Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences
Way’s electric light and flashes of brilliance
The continuing adventures of John Thomas Way under the mercury-powered spotlight
Sinister snakebites
Accidental death, or a murder carried out with venom?
Non-hallucinogenic psychedelics
Chemical insights and advances are contributing to a new therapeutic avenue for mental health conditions
Safety is everyone’s responsibility
Maintaining culture and investment is key, especially in the absence of incidents
Letters: June 2025
Readers discuss chemical emergencies, honey adulturation, and more
Normalising huge substrate scopes worsens wellbeing
And holds up the pace of scientific progress
Handing handedness to amino acids
A new theory proposes how chiral amplification could happen
Modelling amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) release mechanisms
Learn how thermodynamic modelling and molecular simulation can help our understanding of amorphous solid dispersion
Accelerating chemical synthesis: digital innovations from lab to industrial scale
Explore how digital chemistry is advancing synthetic chemical development and enhancing innovation
In conversation with Melanie Sanford
Join us for an exclusive live interview with renowned chemist Melanie Sanford
Design of experiments: Smarter methods, better results
Delve into this two part workshop and discover a better way to experiment
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First-generation graduate chemists face challenges throughout their entire academic lifetime
Study highlights need for mentorship and more inclusive networks
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Nurturing socioeconomic inclusion for a brighter tomorrow
Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences
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RNA as a replacement for chemical pesticides
Argentinian start-up Apolo Biotech is teaching plants to fight infections
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Ancient ‘Egyptian Blue’ pigment recipes recreated
Work could aid conservation of Egyptian artefacts
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Way’s electric light and flashes of brilliance
The continuing adventures of John Thomas Way under the mercury-powered spotlight
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We need to build the data that chemistry deserves - here’s how we can do it
Creating a purpose-built repository of standardised reaction data is a tall order, but the reward would be huge
Free energy methods and digital transformation of drug discovery
Synergistic application of AI-based generative chemistry and free energy methods streamlines molecule discovery and optimisation
Accelerating chemical synthesis: digital innovations from lab to industrial scale
Explore how digital chemistry is advancing synthetic chemical development and enhancing innovation
Design of experiments: Smarter methods, better results
Delve into this two part workshop and discover a better way to experiment
How AI is transforming chemistry research
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising everything from workflows to networking - so how can you bring AI into your research practice?
Pittcon: over 75 years of supporting science
The legacy of passion and purpose that makes Pittcon a one-of-a-kind event
Setting new standards for British laboratories
Lab Innovations brings together experts from all corners of the industry
AstraZeneca synthetic chemistry prize winner celebrates ‘culmination of a high-quality academia-industry collaboration’
Ruth Webster from University of Cambridge wins 2024 AstraZeneca prize in synthetic chemistry for her work on iron catalysis
First-generation graduate chemists face challenges throughout their entire academic lifetime
Study highlights need for mentorship and more inclusive networks
Nurturing socioeconomic inclusion for a brighter tomorrow
Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences
Careers in science policy
The Stem professionals thriving in careers at the intersection of science and society
The art of failing forward
Negative results still mean positive progress
Can scientific curiosity and pressure to work long hours be balanced with well-being?
Time off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.
Robyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
Workplace support for menstruation and menopause
How Bathabile Ramalapa is making a place for chemistry in health innovation
The All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry is going for gold