Chemistry professor Martyn Poliakoff of the University of Nottingham, in England, has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2015. The annual event recognizes several hundred selected U.K.

Two chemists—one from industry and the other from academia—have been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2015. The annual event recognizes several hundred U.K. citizens with a range of awards for ...

An acclaimed Nottingham scientist and his celebrated brother will each receive honorary doctorate degrees — at the same graduation ceremony. Last year each brother was named in the Queen’s Honours — ...

There's more than a bit of playful mischief in the chemistry-themed videos produced by University of Nottingham Professor Martyn Poliakoff, journalist Brady Haran, and the rest of their merry cast of ...

It’s time for scholars and fans of applied science to update their periodic tables after more than a decade’s wait: Two elements officially have been added. “Elements 114 and 116 were discovered more ...

Martyn Poliakoff, chemistry professor at the University of Nottingham and owner of the best head of hair in science, has a video today exploring the properties of aluminum (or as chemists call it, ...

An experiment has shown that the new five pound notes which came into circulation last year are far from indestructible. The Bank of England is in the process of replacing paper notes with new, ...

The Nyholm Prize for Education www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/NyholmPrizeEducation/ recognises a major national or international research or innovation ...