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Join us in calling on our governments to tackle #EWaste and create a #CircularEconomy for materials Unsustainable resource use is driving the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and waste/pollution. Find out more #CriticalMinerals

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All the elements! #280characters HHeLiBeBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKrRbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXeCsBaLaCePrNdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRnFrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg

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I was reading a book about helium. I couldn't put it down. #NationalTellAJokeDay #FridayFeeling

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The @pfizer / @BioNTech_Group vaccine is based on the delivery of synthetic RNA to cells. How does this work? The chemistry behind RNA vaccines is explored in this graphic developed with @compoundchem #CovidVaccine #COVID19 #vaccination

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We stand with Black people everywhere. Racism exists in science and needs action to eradicate it. #BlackLivesMatter We commit to doing more to make chemistry more equal and accessible for black people, and all people.

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@weetabix @HeinzUK There is only one possible reaction with these two ingredients... #ItHasToBeHeinz #tuesdayvibe #nope #StopIt

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An absolute privilege to have Yuri Oganessian visit our London office and sign his element on our periodic table. #IYPT2019 The only scientist on earth to have an element named after them. 😊 Make sure to stop by Burlington House to see his signature. #MondayMotivation

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#OTD in 2020 the UK began a pilot using lateral flow devices for asymptomatic detection of #COVID19 . The use of LFDs is now widespread – but how do they work? Our latest #ChemVsCOVID graphic with @compoundchem explains...

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Are you a female chemist? Tweet us a selfie and tell us what you do with #Iamachemist in the run up to #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience . And when you do, tag a friend or colleague you think should take part so we can celebrate as many #WomenInSTEM as possible!

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All our water should be safe – but our analysis shows that a third of water courses tested in the UK contain medium/high-risk levels of #ForeverChemicals called #PFAS . Write to your MP to #CleanUpPFAS and lower the risk of health conditions such as cancer

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In session 2 of our “Taboos and Tricky Topics” series, we’re talking about management. How well does a career in academia equip you to be a great manager? How do we ensure managers set the scene for a positive science culture? On YouTube & LinkedIn, 13 Mar

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It's #MoleDay today, commemorating Avogadro’s number (6.022 x 10^23), the no. of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12

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Happy New Year's Eve everyone! Lots of fireworks going off tonight, but have you every wondered about how they make all those different colours? Learn all about the chemistry with @compoundchem

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While putting the kettle on for #NationalTeaDay , find out about the ChemisTea (sorry!) of your cuppa with this classic from @compoundchem 🫖☕️ #TeaDay | #NationalTeaDay2021

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Happy #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience ! Thank you to all the women and girls who have sent in your #iamachemist selfies, and keep them coming – these are just some of the pictures we've received so far!

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Do you want to know how the tests for coronavirus work? @compoundchem has put together a brilliant infographic explaining the science behind the process for testing #COVID19 . You can find more info and a downloadable graphic here ➡️ #Science #ChemvsCovid

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❄️ To celebrate Christmas we're giving away a Periodic Table hamper including a giant poster, mug, puzzles and top trumps as well as a goody bag 🎅 To enter just RT and FOLLOW before 23.59 (UK time) 11 December 2018 #ChemistryforChristmas T&Cs:

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Our new logo has evolved using only elements you told us you liked from the old one. So inside those colours and shapes, recognition from the community & our heritage combines with everything we want for the future of the chemical sciences. #RSCisfor you - and always will be.

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It's an epic day in science history: Marie Curie, the only person to have two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields was born #onthisday in 1867 & Lise Meitner, who co-discovered nuclear fission was born #onthisday in 1878

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Kicking off #IYPT2019 in Cambridge this morning with a great periodic table of elements cake and cupcakes. To 150 years of indisputable achievements in science

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We're hugely excited to announce that as part of our #IYPT2019 celebrations, we're partnering with the brilliant @compoundchem to bring you these fab new element graphics, in #PeriodicTable order, from H to Og. We'll upload them throughout the year to

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Dorothy Hodgkin was born #onthisday in 1910. A pioneer in X-ray crystallography, Dorothy is so far the only British woman to have received the Nobel Prize in chemistry. She discovered the structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin, amongst others

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Research shows that scientific endeavour is aided by diversity of thought, approach and experience and we want members of our community to know that we will continue to work to promote equality of opportunities and make science as open, inclusive and diverse as it should be.

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X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin was born #onthisday in 1920. Her work led to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Rosalind's sister, writer and biographer Jenifer Glynn, tells us more about her tragically short, yet illustrious life

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The headlines from our biggest survey of science teachers show it’s not just about pay. Understaffing, workload, & an overcrowded curriculum risk undermining high-quality science teaching in the UK & Ireland. Science Teaching Survey 2022: #WeTeachScience

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New research – published today in our aptly named journal @SoftMatter , digests previous work demonstrating that wombat poo forms its distinctive shape within the wombat’s intestines, not at the, er, point of exit as previously thought. @ScienceMagazine

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Teachers, have you seen these elegant and informative organic chemistry infographics on Learn Chemistry from @compoundchem ? Use them to brighten up your classroom wall!

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Chemistry by the tun – raise a glass to #Internationalbeerday with a look at a delicately brewed @ChemistryWorld careers piece – and find out what's in your pint with some lightly hopped help from our stalwart source @compoundchem

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Marie Maynard Daly, the first African American woman in the United States to earn a PhD in chemistry, was born #onthisday in 1921.

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A lovely graphic from @compoundchem about the chemistry of autumn colours. #AutumnIsComing

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Happy International Women's day, to all you incredible women💗 @womensday #InternationalWomensDay #HappyWomensDay #BreakTheBias #IWD2022

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Many congratulations to Professor Dame Clare Grey from @ChemCambridge , who has received hugely well-deserved recognition for services to science in the #JubileeHonours

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#OnThisDay 30 year's ago Helen Sharman became the first British astronaut to be sent to space. The historical moment led to an amazing career for Helen, who is still contributing to the scientific community to this day. Let us celebrate one of Britains most beloved chemists 🥳

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Congratulations to Professor Tom Welton from @imperialcollege @impchemistry who will become our next president in 2020. Find out more 👉 #ChemEquality #Diversity #PrideMonth

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Registration for 2021 is open! The #RSCPoster Twitter conference is back! Get ready for another 24 hours of sharing, networking, and engaging with the global chemistry community. Our expert subject chairs and committee will select prize-winning posters ➡️

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"For the chemical sciences to prosper, they must attract, develop and retain a diverse community of people." We're celebrating #LGBTSTEMDay today! Find out more and join the celebrations

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Our statement on inclusion and diversity in the chemical sciences is endorsed by many of our leading international partners – find out more at #ChemEquality #DiversityandInclusion

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How do we develop antibiotics? How long does it take these drugs to go from the lab to use in a hospital? In this podcast episode, we speak with Dr. Vicky Savage, from INFEX Therapeutics, and Professor Colm Leonard at NICE who answer these questions and more.

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Professor Gill Reid has been elected by our members in our presidential election, so becomes president-elect until 2022, when she will succeed Professor Tom Welton as president. Congratulations Gill! Watch her full video ➡️ #FridayFeeling

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@OxfordVacGroup @AstraZeneca So, how does today's newly approved @OxfordVacGroup and @AstraZeneca viral vector #vaccine for COVID-19 work? We've worked with @compoundchem to show how it differs from the RNA vaccines already approved...

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Because everyone always loves this, let's crack out the chemistry of autumn colours graphic from @compoundchem for the #AutumnEquinox

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On behalf of our members, our Board of Trustees and all of our colleagues around the world, we offer our condolences to His Majesty the King and bereaved members of the Royal Family at this time of sorrow and sadness.

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The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

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Royal Society of Chemistry commits to 100% #OpenAccess … Our roadmap aims to see all @RoySocChem -owned journals become fully OA within five years Find out more ⬇

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Chandrasekhara V. Raman, born #onthisday in 1888, developed Raman spectroscopy, a key tool for chem characterisation

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A fascinating explanation of the importance of washing your hands, and the chemistry behind it... #Chemistry #MondayMorning #COVID2019

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1/25 Part 1 - Why does soap work so well on the SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus and indeed most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the lipid (fatty) bilayer. A two part thread about soap, viruses and supramolecular chemistry #COVID19

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Next up for our #ChemistryforChristmas giveaway you have the chance to win a set of four Royal Society of Chemistry books as well as a goody bag! To enter just RT and FOLLOW before 23.59 (UK time) 13 December 2018 #ChemistryforChristmas T&Cs:

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French chemist Marie-Anne Lavoisier was born #onthisday in 1758. She worked with her husband Antoine Lavoisier, translating scientific literature so he could keep up to date with current theories. She was key to the standardisation of the scientific method

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📢The new podcast episode is out now! What is ULEZ? Why is it important for public health in London? What is the data telling us about the recent expansion? The Deputy Mayor of London, @sabrodrigues61 , joins us in this episode to talk all things #ULEZ

Air Quality Policies | ULEZ Explained

What is ULEZ? Why is it important for public health in London? What is the data telling us about the recent expansion? Joining us in part two of our discussi...

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@NobelPrize This is fantastic news! Congratulations to both Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna #NobelPrize

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French chemist and biologist Louis Pasteur was born #onthisday in 1822. He discovered the role of bacteria in fermentation, proved the germ theory of disease and invented the process of pasteurisation. Pasteur is considered the founder of microbiology.

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Our new report explores the barriers to women’s retention and progression in the chemical sciences and makes recommendations for action. It’s time to break the barriers. Read the report and help us achieve #ChemEquality

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🎄 Our next giveaway is a huge kids science hamper that includes a play set, lab kits, books, molymods, top trumps and more. It's our biggest giveaway yet! 🎉 To enter just RT and FOLLOW before 23.59 (UK time) 18 December 2018 #ChemistryforChristmas T&Cs:

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This month one year ago, scientists solved the structure of the coronavirus’ gateway into our cells. The second of a series of #ChemVsCOVID graphics with @CompoundChem looks at the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. #COVID19 | #COVID19Vaccine | #coronavirus

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Happy #ChemWeek2019 We have a lot of fun activities happening this week, with a focus on #IYPT2019 ⚗️👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 With the help of @compoundchem and the @RoySocChem staff, we have finished our infographic wall display #ShowAndTell What do you think?

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Congratulations to @ISRO and everyone involved in the soft landing of Vikram on the moon🌕, a fantastic achievement - and best of luck to plucky rover Pragyan, the robot lunar chemist, for whom the work is just beginning. #Chandrayaan3 #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3 🇮🇳

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Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 'India🇮🇳, I reached my destination and you too!' : Chandrayaan-3 Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon 🌖!. Congratulations, India🇮🇳! #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3

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📣 12:00 (UTC) 1 March 2022 - 12:00 (UTC) 2 March 2022 - Save the date! #RSCPoster Get ready for another 24 hours of sharing, networking, and engaging with the global chemistry community.

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Italian chemist Amedeo Avogadro was born #onthisday in 1776. Avogadro's constant is named after him.

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We are proud to change our branding in recognition of #PrideMonth . Our Inclusion and Diversity team are working across a range of issues to achieve #ChemEquality – and that includes making chemistry welcoming for all genders and all sexualities []

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What is air pollution and how does it impact our health?🤔 We are back with a new podcast episode! And this time we're talking about all things #AirQuality Hear from ES: Atmosphere Editor-in-Chief, @NeilDonahue and @UKRI_News Dr. Suzanne Bartington

Intro to Air Pollution | What is it and how does it impact your body?

What is air pollution? How does it impact our health? How does the science help us improve this environmental and health issue?In this episode of Brought to ...

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Another brilliant graphic from @compoundchem on the chemistry of firework colours. Happy #BonfireNight !

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What is antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and why is it such an urgent challenge? In this episode, our host Dr. Alex Lathbridge explores the answers with expert guests to find out what AMR is, and how researchers and the government are trying to address the challenges.

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Next year is #IYPT2019 – International Year of the Periodic Table – and @EuChemS have unveiled a unique, thought-provoking periodic table on endangered natural elements and the consequences this could have on the world around us. Head to for more info

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@BlackInChem This is terribly sad news and we extend our condolences to all those who knew and worked with Sammy – the impact of her work will continue to benefit so many people

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The Polymorphs of Chocolate🍫 Happy Easter everyone! Here’s another brilliant graphic from @compoundchem which looks at the different structures of chocolate, why the tempering process is important to produce the highest quality chocolate. #Easter #EasterWeekend

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Wow! We were trending in the top 10 today! #RSCPoster we're so thrilled to see so many of you getting involved in today's twitter conference 🥰 So many wonderful posters, #RSCPosterPitch and conversations happening about your research. Thank you to the chemistry community 🙌🏾

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We have an exciting announcement #RSCPoster Launching #RSCPosterLive , a series of live webinars accompanying the main poster event. These webinars will discuss some of the important issues faced by chemical scientists throughout their career ➡️

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#Halloween 🎃 👻 Do you enjoy the smell of a freshly cut pumpkin? Pumpkins emit a vegetal aroma thanks to several compounds. Cis-3-hexen-1-ol being the main aroma, as well as 6 carbon alcohols and aldehydes. @compoundchem ➡️

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Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the element radium #onthisday in 1898.

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On #StarWarsDay , don't forget that @HamillHimself is actually a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry! Luke Skywalker everyone! :)

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Teachers, have you seen these elegant and informative organic chemistry infographics on Learn Chemistry from @compoundchem ? Brighten up your classroom wall!

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Dmitri Mendeleev’s Periodic Table was announced to the Russian Physicochemical Society #onthisday in 1869. Mendeleev’s table allowed him to predict undiscovered elements as well as revealing inaccuracies in some of the measured atomic weights.

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For #AdaLovelaceDay , have a read of this amazing article by science historian Patricia Fara – uncovering the story of women scientists around the time of World War I, and their hidden battle on the home front.

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It's not every day we stray into the world of football ⚽but this kit launch from @KilmarnockFC and @Hummel is absolutely 🤩😍 Such a great way to mark the impact of Fleming's discovery, which has saved millions of lives around the world 👇

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The chemistry of @KilmarnockFC 's away kit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This unique design is inspired by the world-changing discovery of penicillin, which was made by renowned scientist Sir Alexander Fleming who studied in the town 🧬 The new kit is dropping tomorrow morning, be ready #hummel #LetsPlay

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was our patron for almost seven decades and had a close association with our community, alongside her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, who was our first Honorary Fellow in 1952.

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Le Châtelier, born #onthisday in 1850, is best known for his principle predicting how changes affect equilibria

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Love to everyone in our community on #NationalComingOutDay !

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Fantastic news #NobelPrize 🏆🏆🏆 Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have been named the 2020 @NobelPrize winners in Chemistry 🏅🏅"for the development of a method for genome editing"🔬 Huge congratulations go out to them both 🥳🍾

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BREAKING NEWS: The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”

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📅 2 March 2021 - Save the date! #RSCPoster 📣 Get ready for another 24 hours of sharing, networking, and engaging with the global chemistry community. Find out more now at ➡️

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Why is there an increase in wildfires around the world? Are wildfires impacting our health? Joining us on our podcast is Dr. Emily Fischer ( @joinsciencemoms , @ColoradoStateU ) to answer these questions. Episode is now on YouTube and your podcast providers

Air Quality | How bad are wildfires for our health?

Why is there an increase in wildfires around the world? How does this impact air quality? Are wildfires affecting our health? Joining our host, Dr. Alex Lath...

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Danish chemist Søren Sørensen was born #onthisday in 1868. He developed the pH scale at the Carlsberg Laboratory in Denmark. This was the first time that the negative logarithm of proton (H+) concentration was used as a measure of acidity.

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Martha Annie Whiteley was born #onthisday in 1866. She was one of 19 female chemists who campaigned for women to be admitted to the Chemical Society

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Call us scientists, not women scientists @francesarnold #ChemEquality #WomenInChem 👉

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Dr Helen Pain has been appointed as new permanent @RoySocChem Chief Executive. @helenpain_RSC takes up her role with immediate effect, having held the position temporarily since January 2020. Read more ⬇

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Exciting news this morning – Royal Society of Chemistry and TIB co-create the first truly transformative #OpenAccess RSC Platinum agreement, to deliver shared goals – equity for 77 German institutions, a community approach and universal OA for authors ⬇

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That's it, folks. Thank you to all who took part in #RSCPoster 😊💯 Amazing to see the chemical community come together and discuss science ✅🧬🧪🚀⚗️👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 #STEM #sciencetwitter #chemtwitter #chemistry

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We know authors change their name for a variety of personal reasons, and this can negatively impact their ownership of their research – an impact that is particularly severe for #transgender researchers. [Pt/1] #ChemEquality #STEM #DeadName #Authors

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Big congratulations to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for winning this year's #NobelPrize in Chemistry⚗️ @NobelPrize #NobelPrize2019 #WednesdayMotivation Fantastic to see this recognition for their work in the development of lithium-ion batteries.

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The 2019 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries.”

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"We can evolve enzymes, these amazing catalysts that biology has, to do chemistry that was invented by humans, not by nature". Hear more from #NobelPrize winner Frances Arnold in our recent interview on our YouTube channel

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Italian chemist Amedeo Avogadro was born #onthisday in 1776. He was one of the founders of physical chemistry and is most famous for Avogadro’s Law, which states that equal volumes of different gases contain the same number of molecules

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#IYPT2019 In celebration of 150 years since Dmitri Mendeleev published the periodic table, we have created a range of content for you to use. Download our teaching resources and play the periodic table bingo game:

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It’s happening, #RSCPoster is back! Join us on Twitter for 24 hours of poster sharing and networking – starting on 28 February 2023, 12:00 (UK time). Visit ➡️

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Happy #MoleDay ! First celebrated by the National Mole Day Foundation #onthisday 1991, Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s number (6.022 x 10^23) - the number of atoms in 12 g carbon-12 (one mole).

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German chemist Richard Erlenmeyer was born #onthisday in 1825. He synthesised the amino acid tyrosine but is perhaps better known for inventing the conical flask, which is widely used in chemistry and microbiology labs around the world

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Akira Yoshino was about nine years old when his teacher gave him a book: Michael Faraday’s A chemical history of a candle. Today he is the 2019 @NobelPrize winner in Chemistry⚗️ #NobelPrize #NobelPrize2019 What a fantastic journey 😊 @ChemistryWorld 👉

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Born #OnThisDay is one of the most exceptional chemists in history. #chemtwitter #Science

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Born #OnThisDay 1910: Dorothy Hodgkin, chemist & Nobel Laureate (1964) for her leading X-ray crystallography work on the structure of biomolecules including vitamin B12. A pioneer & one of my scientific heroines. #RealTimeChem

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New podcast episode is out now! @DrHilaryJones shares 40 years' worth of medical wisdom, his experience working in the media, and reflects on the medical challenges present in antimicrobial resistance. #BTYBChem | #AntimicrobialResistance | #Health

Full episode available here

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French chemist Victor Grignard was born #onthisday in 1871. He developed the use of organomagnesium halides, now known as Grignard reagents, as a new method to make carbon-carbon bonds. This important reaction is widely used in synthetic organic chemistry.

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This year’s #RSCPoster is going to be bigger and better than any before! Everyone is welcome to take part, and registration is free. This is your chance to connect with a global community of scientists. Register now ➡️

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Did you know you can download and print our periodic table, including visual elements images, for free? Go to:

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Fantastic #IYPT2019 graphic from @compoundchem on the discovery of the chemical elements

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#OnThisDay Happy 131st birthday to English haematologist, Lucy Wills! 🎊 Lucy attended @Newnham_College in Cambridge in the early 1900s, which was then a women's college. Some of her greatest work was around anaemia in pregnancy - specifically related to diet. #FridayFeeling

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