Alice Motion

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Fixing medicine’s gender gapFor centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity Managing the menopauseThe end of ovulation will affect almost all women, but current treatments could be improved. Rachel Brazil reports on the efforts to find a better solutionHow safe and sustainable are period products?

Jan 7, 2025 | chemistryworld.com | Alice Motion

A challenge for the year ahead Source: © Alice Mollon/Ikon Images If we meet someone for the first time in a social context, the question ‘so, what do you do?’ often forms part the introductory repertoire. When I share that I’m a chemistry academic, invariably the response is some version of either ‘oh, I hated chemistry at school’ or ‘oh, you must be really clever’. Neither is great for our discipline.

Nov 7, 2024 | chemistryworld.com | Alice Motion

Film screenings that celebrate science, cinema and art Source: Courtesy Anna-Sophie Jürgens Anna-Sophie Jürgens has always loved cinema. Now a senior lecturer in science communication at the Australian National University (ANU), Jürgens has united three of the ‘most powerful cultural institutions we have developed to understand, shape and envision our world’ in her programme, Science. Art. Film., in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), Canberra.

Oct 17, 2024 | chemistryworld.com | Alice Motion

Discussions shed light on how the public would like to contribute to R&DWhat do members of the public really think about R&D and public involvement in research? Earlier this year, the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) aimed to find out. In partnership with the National Centre for Social Research’s Centre for Deliberation and the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), they brought together 33 members of the public across four sessions for a public dialogue.

Sep 5, 2024 | chemistryworld.com | Alice Motion

The science education programme partnering with people in prison When Phil Heron returned home to the north-east of England after completing a PhD in Canada, he knew that he wanted to share his love for geoscience with new audiences.