by euchems office | Dec 12, 2017 | News
Prof. Kenneth Ruud is a new Member of EuChemS Executive Board. Kenneth Ruud, who will start his mandate on the 1 January 2018, was elected by EuChemS General Assembly. Kenneth Ruud is professor of theoretical and computational chemistry at the University of Tromsø –...
by euchems office | Dec 11, 2017 | News
EuChemS General Assembly has recently agreed, in Rome, to set up a Working Working Party on Formulation in Chemistry. This new Working Party, proposed by Prof. Alain Durand, was initially discussed by the Executive Board who consulted all EuChemS Professional...
by euchems office | Dec 11, 2017 | News
Prof. Anna M. Trzeciak is a new Member of EuChemS Executive Board. Anna Trzeciak, who will start her mandate on the 1 January 2018, was elected by EuChemS Professional Networks and proposed to the Executive Board. Anna M. Trzeciak University of Wrocław, Poland,...
by euchems office | Nov 21, 2017 | News
The Open Science Policy Platform (OSPP), where EuChemS is represented by Executive Board Member Wolfram Koch, recently met for the fourth time, in Tallinn. During this meeting, the expert groups on rewards and skills presented their final reports for discussion while...
by euchems office | Nov 20, 2017 | News
EuChemS President, Prof. David Cole-Hamilton, and President-Elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dame Carol Robinson, were recently at the 17th annual Science and the Parliament. This event, which took place in Edinburgh, on 15 November, focused on science,...
by euchems office | Nov 17, 2017 | News
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death this past September of our colleague, Prof. Dr José Abecassis Empis. For many years José Empis contributed to the Working Party on Food Chemistry (later Food Chemistry Division). He actively helped create a...
by euchems office | Nov 17, 2017 | News
The latest issue of Brussels News Updates is now online. Some of this month’s highlights are: • EuChemS at United Nations Climate Conference • EuChemS at Circular Economy Mission to Colombia • Horizon 2020 Work Programme • Towards European Education Area by 2025...
by euchems office | Nov 15, 2017 | News
EuChemS participated to the Circular Economy Mission to Colombia, which took place on 16 – 19 October 2017. The delegation was led by the Director General for the Environment of the European Commission, Mr. Daniel Calleja, and included almost 70 representatives...
by euchems office | Nov 13, 2017 | News
Earlier in September, the EuChemS General Assembly endorsed the position Paper Research and Education Without Borders After Brexit thus making clear the unity of chemists regarding the need to continue UK-EU collaboration after Brexit. This position was signed already...
by euchems office | Nov 9, 2017 | Old Highlights
At this United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) side event experts from industry, academia and policy makers discussed the role chemistry in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals through a low-carbon economy. To this end, our speakers explored research...