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Actor Neal Upton and Kathryn Lees with Victorian chemical equipment and modern products

Jekyll and Hyde spooky? A real nightmare is a world with no chemistry!

The damaging way that chemistry is depicted in horror and science fiction masks the huge health and medical benefits that the science brings daily to

26 May 2006

(From left to right) President Dr Simon Campbell, Professor Jeremy Sanders, Sandy Todd, son of Lord Todd (pictured in the backdrop)

Plaque in Cambridge to honour the man who made DNA decoding possible

On Friday 9 December 2005, The Âé¶¹AV will commemorate the achievements of the great Scottish chemist Lord Todd, whose work made t

09 December 2005

Submariners can breathe easily

Calling all Beatles fans! You could spend a week on a yellow submarine breathing the same air without suffering any ill effects.

26 October 2005

Interview with microphones

Celebrities Elements

During Chemistry Week 2005 the Âé¶¹AV invited people to nominate celebrities whose personalities were similar to elements in the Periodic Table.

23 October 2005

Detail from "The Death of Nelson"

Tribute to the courage of Trafalgar women

The courage of three women, possibly prostitutes, who nursed casualties on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, experiencing naval warfare at its m

17 October 2005

Interview with microphones

Sherlock Holmes honorary fellowship

The Âé¶¹AV is to bestow an Extraordinary Honorary Fellowship upon Sherlock Holmes, the first detective to exploit chemical science

16 October 2005

Detail of the woman featured on the £20 note

Mystery of woman on Scottish £20 note solved

Thanks to journalists pursuing a story The Âé¶¹AV has discovered the identity of a woman chemical scientist whose image is feature

14 October 2005

The President's award presented to Dr Les Kershaw by Dr Simon Campbell

Honour for scientist who became Manchester United's Chief Scout

15 September 2005

Chip to analyse changes in the brain

Brain Chips

Scientists have designed a chip that can analyse changes in the brain.

01 September 2005

Interview with microphones

Einstein was as much chemist as physicist

Albert Einstein, whose greatest achievement is being commemorated internationally all this year, was a chemist at heart, a leading science writer clai

30 August 2005

Arthritis drug found in mushrooms

Arthritis could soon be relieved by chemicals found in mushrooms, according to German and Vietnamese scientists.

17 July 2005

Potent plant example of why free science access will aid African researchers

PhD chemist, Hareg Tadesse pictured viewing a remarkable 230-year-old preserved plant produced by the Linnaean Society after discussions with the Roya

01 March 2005