General News

Bringing more students to science

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We look forward to putting our 2012-14 strategy into place, with the support of our members and partners. For more information on the SCI's priority objectives, see the About Us page below.

16th SCI-RSC Medicinal Chemistry Symposium papers

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Conference papers from the SCI-RSC Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, which focussed on first disclosures and new strategies in medicinal chemistry.

Want to avoid information overload?

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Getting too many e-mails from us? You may belong to too many technical groups. We'd recommend you limit your choice to just a couple, and one regional group.

What’s in my Stuff?

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'What’s In My Stuff?' , by Dr Hywel Jones, taking place later in the year on 13 October 2012, looks at consumer tech in a totally new way.

Horticulture Group Newsletter - February 2012

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With the worst of the British winter still around, this month's newsletter has a tropical feel to remind us of the warmer places where you would probably rather be.

Showcasing drug discovery programmes

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This event aims to showcase drug discovery programmes derived from academia.

Liverpool Student Prize-Giving Evening

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The annual student prize-giving event took place on 10 November 2011 at the Portico Library in Central Manchester.

Early Career

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A number of events are being set up by SCI's Regional and Technical Groups for Early Career Scientists. Keep an eye on our events calendar and make the most of support being offered to PhD students, postdocs, and those starting out in industry or academia.

The industrial use of bio-based plastics conference papers

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This event focussed on the industrial utilisation of biorenewable polymers.

Biofortified and functional food: a healthy future?

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The challenges associated with providing sufficient food in the near future are now high profile, but the nutritional quality of food is also an issue for huge numbers of people today