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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 1d

Have you signed up to watch our webinar yet? This Friday, we'll welcome a handful of experts to join us at 3pm BST for an exciting and spontaneous webinar. If chemistry is your thing, you will not want to miss this!

Nobel prize in chemistry 2025: Reaction

Join us for an exclusive look at the Nobel in chemistry 2025 prize-winning science - make sure you're there on 10 October

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 2d

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi are this year's winners of the Nobel prize in chemistry for their work on MOFs – just a few grams of these materials can have the same surface area as a football pitch. Julia Robinson with the details.

2025 chemistry Nobel prize goes to the scientists behind metal–organic frameworks

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi take top prize for discovery and development of versatile materials with a huge surface area

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 2d

Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi! For more reaction, follow our live blog.

The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live

Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry

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Emma Pewsey @emmapewsey.bsky.social · 2d

It's the most exciting day of the year - the announcement of the Nobel prize in chemistry. Stay up to date on all the latest news with the @chemistryworld.com live blog www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-202...

The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live

Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry

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Oren Samet @osamet.bsky.social · Aug 28

I know there's a lot happening today, but this is sneaking in under the radar. This proposed new rule would absolutely crush foreign PhD students, potentially making it impossible for them to enroll with any certainty of their ability to finish www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

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Dr Joby Hollis @jobium.bsky.social · Aug 26

Last chance to apply! Closing date is the 28th!

Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · Jul 16

Pride in STEM's Small Grant Scheme is officially open for 2025!

This year's theme is Strengthening Queer Community in STEM. If you have ideas for a small project in the United Kingdom that fits this, we would love to support you! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #QueerInSTEM

More info here:

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thinking of applying for our Small Grant Scheme? You can now look at the report from some of the winners from last year's scheme!

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Emma Pewsey @emmapewsey.bsky.social · Aug 1

Just in time for the weekend!

Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Aug 1

Looking for your next chemistry word-game fix? Mason Wakley guides you through a variety of options, with insight on difficulty levels, as well as video examples showing you what to expect.

Wordle meets the periodic table: Five games to test your chemistry knowledge

Love Wordle and chemistry? Combine the two with these daily chemistry-themed word games

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jul 25

Corrosion remains a huge problem worldwide. Now, a team has employed an unusual agent to prevent rust - a carbene-based primer for iron surfaces.
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Carbene coating completely cuts corrosion on iron surfaces

A 'molecular double-sided tape' protects iron from rusting with 99.6% efficiency

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Julia Robinson @robinson-julia.bsky.social · Jul 17

University chemistry departments & course closures in the UK is leading to the emergence of ‘cold spots’ - areas where the subject cannot be studied within a reasonable travel time - says @rsc.org. Students from lower SE backgrounds could be affected the most: www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...

Chemistry ‘cold spots’ emerging across the UK, RSC warns

Some regions face a future with fewer chemists

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Nessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · Jul 2

UK chemistry industry professionals

Please fill in this short survey to help CAMS help us all by modernizing what graduates are taught with respect to data handling. Which can be as simple as organizing yourself and naming files sensibly! #chemsky

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Emma Pewsey @emmapewsey.bsky.social · Jul 1

Inspiring discussion today at #LINO25 with Ben Feringa and Jean-Pierre Sauvage about how molecular machines will drive innovation across many different fields.

But what is a molecular machine? Take 2 polls to help inform Iupac's upcoming definition: www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/take...

Valeria Nicolosi, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Ben Feringa sat on stage in front of a blue screen saying Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jun 19

Michael Faraday initially characterised the liquid we now know as benzene as smelling of oil gas and almonds. Sense perception in chemistry can be integral to the scientific process, but in philosophy, senses are essentially treated as untrustworthy. #ChemSky #ScienceSky

What the smell of benzene tells us about the world

A philosophical discussion about how much we can trust our senses

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Dr Stephen Hendry @drstephenhendry.bsky.social · Jun 18

Compared to other developed nations, the UK is 3rd bottom for social mobility, & at its worst in over 50 years

Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences is more important than ever #ChemSky
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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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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Jun 13

Now I've had a chance to read Andrea Sella's article in @chemistryworld.com on why he returned his Royal Society Faraday Medal. I recommend that you read it too. It's inspiring, though inevitably also disturbing, in these troubled times.
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Why I returned the Faraday prize to the Royal Society

Andrea Sella explains how inaction over Elon Musk's membership motivated him to act

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jun 13

'US science is suffering a destruction from within.'
Andrea Sella explains why he returned the Royal Society’s Michael Faraday prize over their inaction regarding Elon Musk’s membership. #ChemSky #SciSky #ScienceSky

Why I returned the Faraday prize to the Royal Society

Andrea Sella explains how inaction over Elon Musk's membership motivated him to act

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jun 11

Are you an @rsc.org member based in Nigeria? Complete a short survey to help the RSC find out what job-hunting looks like in your country. It takes 8-10 minutes to complete and will be used to help guide our international community of chemists.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CareersRSC/

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Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp.bsky.social · Jun 3

UK chemicals industry has learned some lessons from the past & now sees relatively few serious incidents. But when incidents are rare, investment in safety is an easy target for budget cuts, whose impact may not be seen for years, but could be catastrophic. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/safe...

Safety is everyone’s responsibility

Maintaining culture and investment is key, especially in the absence of incidents

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Emma Pewsey @emmapewsey.bsky.social · Jun 2

Life goal achieved: appear on the cover of a magazine

The front cover of the June 2025 issue of Chemistry World on a wooden table. The cover picture is an illustration showing a busy medical waiting room filled with different women. I'm drawn on the bottom right wearing a red top and black skirt, reading a copy of a previous issue of Chemistry World

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · May 21

Commercial period products are made from common materials like cotton and semi-synthetic fibres. But harmful chemicals are sometimes added to the mix. While these additives might enhance convenience or comfort, they also raise important health concerns.

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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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · May 20

Alice Motion was 'struck by the innovative approaches of two teams led by women, who are exploring gynaecological health in ways that also increase public awareness, connection and involvement.'

The women-led health projects doing things differently

Innovative approaches to awareness and participation

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Emma Pewsey @emmapewsey.bsky.social · May 20

This article is part of @chemistryworld.com's excellent new women's health collection - check it out now! www.chemistryworld.com/collections/...

Women's health | Chemistry World

Many medical conditions affect only women, or affect them disproportionately, but women's health has historically been neglected in medical research. In this collection, we look at the gender gap in h...

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Emma Pewsey @emmapewsey.bsky.social · May 20

A few countries have laws that allow menstruating employees to take time off to manage their symptoms. While there are potential pitfalls to be wary of, overall I think that menstrual leave should be more widely adopted ⬇️

Time off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.

Menstrual leave can improve working conditions for all employees

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · May 20

Many medical conditions affect women disproportionately or exclusively. In our new collection, we look at the gender gap in health and drugs, how treatments for menopause are slowly changing, what we’re finding out about period products and more.

Women's health | Chemistry World

Many medical conditions affect only women, or affect them disproportionately, but women's health has historically been neglected in medical research. In this collection, we look at the gender gap in h...

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · May 12

Symbolism in chemistry goes back to the alchemists and still holds an important role in today's chemical practices.
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Symbols and tables in chemistry

Looking beyond today's periodic table

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