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Starlight Has Lift-Off RSCNEWS APRIL 2016 www.rsc.org Going global, Mission: Starlight has lift-off The apprentice p10 Connecting students, graduates and SMEs p12 More than 20 MPs took part in a series of science experiments in Parliament to mark our 175th anniversary. Pictured clockwise from top left are MPs: Alison Thewliss, John Pugh, Chi Onwurah, Mark Durkan, Stephen Metcalfe, Kirsty Blackman and Michael Tomlinson. See the Snapshot on p4 and 5 for more details on this story and our other engagements at Westminster. WEBSITE Find all the latest news at www.rsc.org/news/ Contents APRIL 2016 Editor: Edwin Silvester Design and production: REGULARS Vivienne Brar 6 4 Contact us: Snapshot RSC News editorial office News and updates from around Thomas Graham House Science Park, Milton Road the organisation Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK 15 Tel: +44 (0)1223 432294 Opinion Email: [email protected] Frank Gibson talks technological challenges Burlington House, Piccadilly and how we’re facing them London W1J 0BA, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7437 8656 16 One to one Your membership and your career in @RSC_Newsroom industry 8 facebook.com/RoyalSocietyofChemistry Photography: FEATURES Cover image courtesy of Brenda and Chris Throne 6 Global experiment Opposite page: © Royal Society of Chemistry / MPP Image Creation We have lift off! 8 Your vote counts Your professional body, your voice, your chance to shape our future 10 10 Apprenticeships Did you know almost half a million people began an apprenticeship in 2014 / 15? 12 Connecting the dots Linking students, graduates and SMEs DIARY 17 Conferences Upcoming meetings and deadlines 12 18 Events Your guide to events by region and section 22 Notices © Royal Society of Chemistry 2016 Registered charity number 207890 A wedding, a very important date for your diary and news from around our community Snapshot A look at the latest news from around the world INBRIEF Celebrating 175 years of chemistry, Anniversary goes with a bang at Cambridge Science Festival Over 20 MPs took part in a series of As part of Cambridge Science Festival’s mess! The best moment for me though was science experiments in February, to mark weekend spectacle, the Royal Society bumping into my school chemistry teacher the exact date of our 175th anniversary. of Chemistry team took visitors on an who’d brought her current batch of students. The event, which took place in Parliament, interactive journey through historical She brought me on a school trip to the saw MPs undertake experiments with breakthroughs in the chemical sciences. science festival while I was in year 12 and children’s presenter Fran Scott and Members of the public were invited to join I hope the trip inspired them as much as it her team from Great Scott! science them in celebrating major developments in did me!” shows. Fran has previously presented the field of chemistry since our forebears One of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s science programmes for CBBC, and has first met in 1841. visitors was Max, aged nine, who was performed science shows across the UK, The stands, based at the University of particularly keen on the polymers stand, collaborating with Richard Hammond, Cambridge chemistry department, were run where participants were encouraged to Brian Cox and Robert Winston. by more than 30 Royal Society of Chemistry develop their own chemical recipe to make MPs took part in a range of eye-catching staff volunteers and featured hands-on the best bouncy balls. experiments, including the burning experiments such as extracting DNA from Max said: “I’ve learnt lots of things today of flash cotton in their hands, getting strawberries, investigating the intriguing but to be honest, I’ve definitely enjoyed their hands hit with a hammer whilst properties of cornflour in water and analysing this the most! It’s really fun, it doesn’t cost protected by non-newtonian goo, paint pigments with Spectroscopy in a any money and it’s cool that you can do creating a lycopodium powder flame and Suitcase. it at home”. Max’s mum Paula, who works experimenting with ‘flaming salts’. “The Royal Society of Chemistry has been as a solicitor, added: “we come to the At the event, MPs also heard about the advancing the chemical sciences for 175 Science Festival every year; it’s so great importance of good science teaching years, and we wanted to reflect that in for kids!” in primary schools in Glasgow Central, our activities for the festival this year,” said “Outreach events like the Cambridge Science and took part in some loud and colourful Philippa Matthews, a science communication Festival are such a great way to get more chemistry experiments performed to enthusiast on our graduate scheme. people excited about the contribution great acclaim by Fran and the team. “With the help of some very enthusiastic chemistry makes to our society and inspire Attendees at the event included the volunteers we covered topics ranging from the next generation of chemists,” said Chair of the Parliamentary and Scientific the pioneering work of our first president, volunteer James Sudlow. “I’m proud to be Committee, Stephen Metcalfe, MP, Thomas Graham, on colloids, right through working for an organisation that’s been Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt to the future of chemistry. supporting the chemical sciences for 175 MP, and Shadow Business and Culture “I think my favourite stand was the strawberry years and hope we can build on the work of Minister Chi Onwurah MP. See the inside DNA stand – the strawberries were mashed our predecessors and continue this support cover of this month’s RSC News for more up with great enthusiasm and even more for many years to come.” pictures of the event. © ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY © ROYAL Commenting after the event Stephen Metcalfe said: “I really enjoyed learning more about chemistry and taking part in the experiments. It was also great to speak to the Royal Society of Chemistry about the important work they do in promoting excellent science teaching across primary schools.” © ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY / MPP IMAGE CREATION SOCIETY / MPP IMAGE OF CHEMISTRY © ROYAL 4 RSC NEWS APRIL 2016 Young chemists showcase INBRIEF their work at Parliament Editors’ Symposium 2016 © JOHN DEEHAN/SET FOR BRITAIN The 6th Royal Society of Chemistry Editors’ Symposium, held in London at the end of February, was a truly international event. A grand total of 319 delegates – from 30 countries, 50 journal, magazine and book series editorial boards, and our Publishing Board – came together at a hotel near Heathrow to discuss all aspects of publishing activities. The theme was ‘Quality, Integrity, Excellence.’ In addition to board meetings, sixteen workshop topics were facilitated by staff, enabling discussion and sharing insights into topics such as publishing ethics, diversity and inclusion, and the future of peer review. A highlight at the symposium banquet, held at the historic Guildhall in the City of London, was President Dominic Tildesley presenting Certificates of Recognition to two individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Royal Society of Chemistry: Pictured are Professor Chris Orvig, who was recognised for his work on Chemical Society Reviews, Dalton Transactions, (L-R) Stephen Benn (Royal Society of Biology), Helen Pain, Bryden Le Bailly, and Metallomics Editorial Boards; and Joanna Sadler, Joshua Barham and Stephen Metcalfe MP (Chair, Parliamentary Professor David Haddleton for his support and Scientific Committee). of ChemComm and the launch of Polymer Chemistry. A group of 30 young chemists presented On receiving the SET for Britain Gold Medal, SOCIETYCREATION / MPP IMAGE OF CHEMISTRY © ROYAL IMAGES their work in Parliament as part of the SET Joanna said: “It feels fantastic to win, and for Britain competition, which rewards today was a great opportunity to come to strong communication skills and excellence Parliament and present my research to those in science. who are not from a chemistry background. The competition was established by The drive behind my work is sustainable Dr Eric Wharton in 1997, and aims chemistry, and I’m interested in making to encourage, support and promote chemical processes more sustainable and Britain’s early-stage and early-career environmentally friendly.” research scientists, technologists and Silver was awarded to Joshua Barham – also mathematicians. It’s an opportunity for from GSK and the University of Strathclyde MPs to speak to a wide range of the – for his work on using visible light as an country’s best early-career researchers, energy source, instead of using thermal across five subject areas. energy, to power chemistry. Joshua met his MP at the event, and told us: “I was delighted This year’s event saw a wide variety of to tell my local MP, Stephen McPartland, entrants in the chemistry category, whose about the local research happening in his work spanned a range of topics, from constituency”. new technology focused on reducing the environmental impact of the textile industry, The Bronze medal was awarded to Bryden to using biotechnology to treat the tropical Le Bailly from the University of Bristol, whose disease leishmaniasis. work involved building communication devices based on G proteins, a family of proteins that can transmit signals between On the podium cells. His research also involves looking at The gold medal and top prize of £3,000 artificial ways to replicate senses, such as was awarded to Joanna Sadler, for her work sense of smell. designing new biocatalysts for sustainable Royal Society of Chemistry deputy chief organic synthesis. executive Dr Helen Pain (pictured alongside While studying on a collaborative industrial the winners with their certificates) gave programme between GlaxoSmithKline and a speech in which she highlighted the the University of Strathclyde Joanna’s work importance of nurturing the next generation was recognised at the RSC Organic Division of young scientists, particularly through poster symposium, where she won the increasing the numbers of specialist industry prize in 2015.
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