by euchems office | Jun 26, 2019 | Highlights, News
On 22 June, the European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment on which EuChemS sits, met in order to discuss the increasing list of topics that the EU agency is looking at. From authorisations, restrictions and decisions on harmonised...
by euchems office | Jun 20, 2019 | Highlights, News
On 25 and 26 June, a celebratory plaque will be unveiled at the ABEA industrial complex in Chania, Crete to recognise the vital contribution chemistry played to the regional development of the island. The event, organised by the Association of Greek Chemists will...
by euchems office | Jun 12, 2019 | Highlights, News
How will European countries successfully compete with the research and innovation capacity of such countries as the United States or China? How can European science best be supported and encouraged? What role can Chemistry play in shaping the EU’s next research...
by euchems office | Jun 11, 2019 | Highlights, News
On 30 May 2019, the signatories of Plan S issued a set of updated implementation guidelines following the received feedback of over 600 respondents. EuChemS published a Position Paper outlining the concerns and suggestions of Learned Societies in the field of the...
by euchems office | Jun 5, 2019 | Highlights, News
The Open Science Policy Platform (OSPP), an Expert Group that advises the European Commission on how to develop open science policy, and on which EuChemS is represented, met for the third time in its second mandate in April in Bucharest, Romania. The group, which...
by euchems office | Apr 24, 2019 | Highlights, News
Ytterby mine, famous for being the discovery site of some 8 chemical elements, will celebrate the unveiling of a new European Chemical Society (EuChemS) plaque in recognition of the role it played in the history of Chemistry and shared European cultural heritage on...
by euchems office | Apr 3, 2019 | News
It is with a heavy heart that we have learnt the news of Sergio Facchetti’s passing on the morning of Saturday 30 March 2019. Sergio Facchetti, born in Borgo Ticino (Novara – Italy), was a leading scientist who gave outstanding service to the field and image of...
by euchems office | Mar 1, 2019 | Highlights, News
Every two years, the exceptional achievements of one scientist working in the field of chemistry in Europe are rewarded. The winner is awarded a gold medal and the opportunity to give the opening lecture at the next EuChemS ChemistryCongress (ECC). The call for...
by euchems office | Feb 8, 2019 | Highlights, News
EuChemS has issued a Position Paper on the implementation guidelines of Plan S. On 4 September 2018, ‘cOAlition S’, a coalition of national research funders, supported by the European Commission, launched ‘Plan S’, an initiative to accelerate the transition to open...
by euchems office | Feb 1, 2019 | Highlights, News
EuChemS has published the 2018 Year Book, an annual report which looks back on the activities and achievements carried out by the European Chemical Society and its community over the year. The Year Book includes an editorial by EuChemS President Pilar Goya, and...