Commentary – Page 7
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Opinion
Europe's science advice, redux
Will a new expert panel be any more effective than a chief science adviser, wonders Mark Peplow
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Opinion
An unfortunate oversight
The US Toxic Substances Control Act is in dire need of reform. That demands compromises, says Mark Peplow
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Opinion
Thinking ahead
PhD courses must prepare students for a life after research, says Mark Peplow
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Opinion
A large life, fully lived
Carl Djerassi leaves many legacies besides the contraceptive pill,says Mark Peplow
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News
Poll finds majority of scientists engaging with public
AAAS members taking to social media and blogs to help inform science and technology discourse
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Research
Plastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years
Model finds 8 million tonnes of plastic rubbish makes its way into seas every year and much of it remains unaccounted
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Opinion
The big experiment
Plans to stop assessing school pupils’ practical work are the wrong solution to a genuine problem, says Mark Peplow
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News
EPSRC head pledges greater dialogue with researchers
UK physical sciences chief Philip Nelson talks exclusively to Chemistry World about his plans, doctoral training and discontent in the community
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Opinion
A bad business
Targets and assessments can boost productivity at universities – but only if they do not stifle creativity and alienate the academic workforce, says Mark Peplow
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Opinion
It's time to speak up for Europe
Researchers in the UK benefit enormously from their country’s membership of the EU. They need to say so, argues Mark Peplow
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Opinion
Two for the price of one
This year’s Nobel prizes show that chemistry truly is the central science
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Opinion
Good advice
Rather than axing his chief scientific adviser, the next president of the European commission should enhance the role
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Business
Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014
Results for the first half held back by stagnant sales and production dips
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Opinion
The trouble with boycotts
Cutting academic ties with a censured state can do more harm than good, says Mark Peplow
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News
Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies
John Mason Ward, an active member of the chemistry community and power industry chemist, has died aged 92
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Opinion
The creative stimulus
Innovative thinking may be difficult to turn on at will, but there are many ways to prepare for inspiration, says Mark Peplow
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News
Royal Society of Chemistry's flagship journal now free to access
Chemical Science will follow gold open access model from January 2015 and waive author fees for two years
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Research
Simple substitution cuts solar cell toxicity
Replacing cadmium chloride with magnesium chloride could reduce the cost and environmental impact of thin film solar cells