Editorial

04 January 2012

We launch into the new year with our new student magazine

New teaching platform launched

04 January 2012

The RSC has launched Learn Chemistry, providing stimulating, interactive learning resources

Visual Elements Periodic Table

04 January 2012

A new flagship resource from the RSC

Supporting research in chemical education

04 January 2012

Karen J Ogilvie reports on how the RSC backs pedagogical research in science education

From test tubes to YouTube

03 January 2012

Martyn Poliakoff will give a lecture at the University of Nottingham on 8 February, when he accepts the 2011 Nyholm Prize for Education from the RSC

Nobel news

04 January 2012

David Bradley reports on a tale of perseverance and Nobel-winning quasicrystals

Smashing particles on your phone

29 November 2011

A free smartphone app has been launched which allows users to view 3D displays of live collisions from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva

Mixed fortunes and consultations in HE

04 January 2012

As a new university chemistry department is planned, UCAS announces an overall drop in applications

Win £2000 towards university fees

14 December 2011

Those due to start an engineering, science or maths degree course in 2012 could win £2000 towards their university fees

Salters' events and news

13 December 2011

The Salters' Institute is now accepting online applications for their 2012 Festivals of Chemistry and Chemistry Camps

Web watch

Josh Howgego, PhD chemistry student at the University of Bristol, looks at some websites that may be of interest to chemistry teachers. In this issue: the periodic table of videos

Feedback

January 2012 - discussions from the magazine, website and social media

Gallium

Goes liquid, glows blue and grabs neutrinos

Chirality in sugars

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Declan Fleming of Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham. In this issue: Chirality in sugars

Trouble in the periodic table

As chemists we see the periodic table as an icon but its design continues to evolve and is the source of much debate

Enhancing teaching using tactile objects

Kinaesthetic learners learn by doing rather than by seeing and hearing. Introducing objects to examine and discuss in class can enhance the learning experience

Protecting chemical innovations

Researchers can protect their chemical inventions from competitors with patents but this is a long and complex process which needs expert guidance

Ruthenium compounds as anticancer agents

New ruthenium-based compounds with fewer and less severe side effects, could replace longstanding platinum-based anticancer drugs

Distillates - Chemical Education Research

David Read looks at recent chemical education research

Distillates - Chemical Science Research

A look at recent chemical science research from Chemistry World

Reviews

Books and resources for school, university and general interest

Those who can, tweet?

Alom Shaha has the last word

The Mole January 2012

In this month's student magazine: Can solar power change the world?