RSCNEWS APRIL 2015 www.rsc.org Setting the agenda for science What’s in store for science in the next parliament? Our honorary fellows p8 Officially Amazing p12 More than 40 of our members attended the Big Bang Fair from 11-14 March – to educate, inform and inspire young people with their own experiences of chemistry (see more on p4). Images © Stephen Lake / Royal Society of Chemistry Our regional meetings for 2015 have come to a close. On 5 March, members in the Wales region met at Cardiff’s magnificent Millennium Stadium, complete with view over the pitch. Image © Royal Society of Chemistry The RSC Pakistan Section and the Department of Chemistry at FCC University, in Lahore, organised a conference on Medicinal Chemistry. Image © Dr Ashraf Chaudhry ’Officially Amazing’: Guinness World Record for the world’s largest practical science lesson (feature on p12). Image © NI Science Festival / Paula McManus Photography WEBSITE Find all the latest news at www.rsc.org/news/ Contents APRIL 2015 Editor: Edwin Silvester Design and production: REGULARS Vivienne Brar Contact us: 4 Snapshot 8 RSC News editorial office News and updates from around the Thomas Graham House organisation Science Park, Milton Road Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK 6 Tel: +44 (0)1223 432294 One to one Email:
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