by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Oct 4, 2024 | News
After a hiatus of 8 years, 25-28 September 2024 marked the return of the Panhellenic Chemistry Conference, which held its 23rd edition. Hosted by the University of Athens, this conference coincided with the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Greek Association...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Oct 4, 2024 | News
EuChemS Secretary General Nineta Hrastelj attended the 66th Polish Chemical Society Conference, held on 15-20 September, in Poznan, Poland. The event was organised jointly with the 11th Congress of Chemical Technology. Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate Ben Feringa was...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Oct 4, 2024 | News
EuChemS Science Communication and Policy officer Marton Kottmayer was invited as a speaker to the online event of the young Swiss Chemical Society (youngSCS) on science-policy, held on 18 September. He was presenting alongside Jovana Milic, Assistant Professor at the...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 27, 2024 | News
The 2024 EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) was held on 9-14 September in Katowice, Poland. The best chemistry entry of this contest is recognised by an award donated by EuChemS. This year, Janis Bojko from Czechia received the EuChemS prize for his project...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 26, 2024 | Highlights, News
The 2023 EuChemS Historical Landmark Award was received by the Blue colour works in Modum, Norway on the European Level, and by the Grotthuss Laboratory in Lithuania on the Regional level. The EuChemS Historical Landmark Award identifies chemical sites that have...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 26, 2024 | Highlights, News
Following the advice of the International Award Committee for the EuChemS Lecture Award (IACL), Katherine Villa Gomez received the 2023 EuChemS Lecture Award. This honour recognises the major achievements of one junior scientist working in chemistry in a country with...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 17, 2024 | Highlights, News
The Hospital of Pilgrims in the charming historical town of Altafulla, Catalonia, Spain was home of Antoni de Martí i Franqués, and hosted his remarkable library, as well as his pioneering experiments on atmospheric air. To commemorate these achievements linked to...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 10, 2024 | News
On 5 September, the EuChemS Division on Chemistry and the Environment opened a survey titled “Survey on Environmental Chemistry in Higher Education”. The survey aims to gather insights on the implementation of Environmental Chemistry in chemistry,...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 9, 2024 | Highlights, News
The calls for nomination for the 2024 EuChemS Awards – the EuChemS Gold Medal Award, EuChemS Lecture Award, EuChemS Award for Service, EuChemS Historical Landmark Award and the new EuChemS Industry Innovation Award – are open from 9 September until 9...
by Katarzyna Szafrańska | Sep 6, 2024 | News
EuChemS, jointly with the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the German Universities Chemistry Department Consortium (KFC), has contributed to the development of the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) initiative by providing feedback on the SSbD’s pilot to...