Last week Susumu Kitagawa, Omar Yaghi and Richard Robson were awarded the #Nobelprize in #chemistry for their work developing metal-organic frameworks. Here I tell the story of how MOFs came to be - incl. an interview with Kitagawa himself! www.chemistryworld.com/features/how... @chemistryworld.com

The 2025 #NobelPrize in physiology or medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries regarding the role of regulatory T cells in keeping the immune system in check. Read more here: www.chemistryworld.com/news/medicin... @chemistryworld.com

With 2 weeks until the chemistry Nobel prize is revealed, @clarivate.com has released its annual list of citation laureates - researchers who have had their work cited >2000x. But how does it decide who will make the cut? Find out here: www.chemistryworld.com/news/how-doe... @chemistryworld.com

On 1 September, TPO – a chemical in gel nail polish – was banned in the EU after animal studies suggested it could be toxic to human reproduction. The news has prompted a lot of concern - this explainer tells you what you need to know: www.chemistryworld.com/news/why-has... @chemistryworld.com

University chemistry departments & course closures in the UK is leading to the emergence of ‘cold spots’ - areas where the subject cannot be studied within a reasonable travel time - says @rsc.org. Students from lower SE backgrounds could be affected the most: www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...

Why have women taken a back seat in the medical industry for so many years? Join us on 28 August to hear from two researchers – Bronwyn Graham and Francesca E Duncan – who are leading the charge to have women's health better represented and understood.

Do we need a #ChemSky thread on insects in chemistry? This is a great article by @robinson-julia.bsky.social and it reminded me of the polystyrene munching Zophobas morio larvae from a few years back…

From 1 June 2025, it will be illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes. In our latest explainer @adamcvean.bsky.social tells you everything you need to know about exactly what this means and why it is happening: www.chemistryworld.com/news/explain... @chemistryworld.com

Historically, sex and gender have been ignored when it comes to medical research, and it's led to a big difference in our understanding of women's health. @robinson-julia.bsky.social talks to the researchers and clinicians trying to address that gap. #ScienceSky

🚨 Today @chemistryworld.com launched a new collection on women's health. From menstruation to menopause, the articles reveal the stark gaps in medical research that have left women overlooked for far too long, and the people working to change the narrative: www.chemistryworld.com/collections/... 🔬💊

Over the past 3 years Web of Science owner @clarivate.com has been getting tougher on journals that fail to meet its quality criteria. I chatted to EIC Nandita Quaderi about why this is the case & how AI is helping them catch bad actors: www.chemistryworld.com/news/how-cla... @chemistryworld.com

With their bright colours & fruit flavours, slushies are enticing to children, but they are linked to more & more cases of glycerol intoxication. Experts now advise that children under 8 should steer well clear. Read more in our explainer: www.chemistryworld.com/news/why-are... @chemistryworld.com

In the latest chapter on the future of university #chemistry departments - Cardiff University has proposed merging chemistry with two other science schools to form a new school of natural sciences; up to 10 jobs in chemistry are at risk if plans go ahead: www.chemistryworld.com/news/cardiff...

Are #hydrogen cars the future of motoring? Some manufacturers are still optimistic - with new models set to be released in the coming years - but others think the race has already been run. Find out why in my latest piece for @chemistryworld.com www.chemistryworld.com/news/is-hydr...

‘We received a large volume of correspondence that made it clear that students, employers and the chemistry and wider scientific community were concerned...' The full story on the University of Reading has now been published @chemistryworld.bsky.social: www.chemistryworld.com/news/repriev...

Great to hear the news that the University of Reading council has decided that the department of #chemistry will be retained/not be merged into the school of pharmacy. There will be some restructuring but for now the department will stay open. Full story to come soon @chemistryworld.bsky.social

And, if you're interested in reading more about the current health of chemistry - from school level all the way to academia - our analysis (which we've been working on for most of the year!) is now online: www.chemistryworld.com/features/the...

While I hate for my first post to be a negative one, this is an important one - the department of chemistry at the University of Reading is facing closure, the 4th possible closure to be announced this year in the UK. A final decision is to be made tomorrow: www.chemistryworld.com/news/univers...