International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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Peter Joyce as Galileo & Newton Jacqui Colgate   |   added on Feb 01, 2011    |    United Kingdom Peter Joyce, professionally trained actor, will be performing his inimitable one man shows portraying the lives of Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton for students from The Denes High School and several local feeder schools in Lowestoft
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, educational materials, science fair Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, industrial chemists, universities, school children, graduate students, secondary schools students, tertiary education, post graduate students, teachers, educational institutions, educators

SCI BioResources Young Researchers 2011 South Jacqui Colgate   |   added on Feb 01, 2011    |    United Kingdom This one day event will bring together young researchers working in the broad areas of science required for innovations to increase the yield, quality and sustainability of agricultural systems. Those working downstream in food, energy or materials are also welcome with a view to generate a broad network of young talent in th
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, networking, conferences, seminars, educational materials Audience: students, research scientists, teachers, women chemists, educational institutions, decision makers, tertiary education, universities, educators, professional chemists

The Life and Work of Faraday Jacqui Colgate   |   added on Feb 01, 2011    |    United Kingdom The topic chosen for the first SCI Retired Members’ Lunch and Lecture will interest not only scientists, but their friends and partners.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, networking, conferences, educational materials Audience: students, professional chemists, educators, professors, general public, industrial chemists, universities, tertiary education, educational institutions, teachers, post graduate students, research scientists

Beautiful Experiments in Chemistry Jacqui Colgate   |   added on Feb 01, 2011    |    United Kingdom Scientists frequently talk about ‘beauty' in their work, but rarely stop to think quite what they mean by it. What makes an experiment beautiful? Is it the clarity of the design? The elegance of the apparatus? The nature of the knowledge gained?
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, educational materials, conferences, networking Audience: students, professional chemists, educators, professors, general public, industrial chemists, post graduate students, teachers, women chemists, educational institutions

RSC/SCI New Technologies in Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry Jacqui Colgate   |   added on Feb 01, 2011    |    United Kingdom The prudent application of relevant new technologies in medicinal chemistry is one way to increase the quality and efficiency of drug discovery. Everyone working in the pharmaceutical industry is very aware of the need for improved productivity.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, networking, conferences, seminars, educational materials, workshops Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, universities, secondary schools students, tertiary education, decision makers, women chemists, post graduate students, teachers, research scientists