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Peter Douglas Ridsdale, BSc., FUUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, CEng, MIM
DOD 18 June 2006
30 June 2006

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

Mr Mandayam A Sampath Kumaran BSc MSc CChem MUUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥
DOD December 2005
31 December 2005

Dr Allan McCulloch Ure BSc DSc CChem FUUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥
1924 – 2005
18 December 2005

Plaque in Cambridge to honour the man who made DNA decoding possible
On Friday 9 December 2005, The UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ of Chemistry will commemorate the achievements of the great Scottish chemist Lord Todd, whose work made t
09 December 2005

Dr Geoffrey William Alexander Newton CChem FUUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥
9 November 1928 – 4 October 2005
31 October 2005

Dr Robert Stanley McElhinney BSc CChem FUUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥
24 September 1933 – 10 October 2005
31 October 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

Celebrities Elements
During Chemistry Week 2005 the UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ invited people to nominate celebrities whose personalities were similar to elements in the Periodic Table.
23 October 2005

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

Sherlock Holmes honorary fellowship
The UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ of Chemistry is to bestow an Extraordinary Honorary Fellowship upon Sherlock Holmes, the first detective to exploit chemical science
16 October 2005

Mystery of woman on Scottish £20 note solved
Thanks to journalists pursuing a story The UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ of Chemistry has discovered the identity of a woman chemical scientist whose image is feature
14 October 2005