by Chiara Capodacqua | Oct 28, 2024 | Highlights, News
From October 23–25, 2024, the EuChemS Annual Meetings brought together leading voices in European chemistry in Berlin, hosted by the German Chemical Society and Wiley. This year’s meetings featured high-level discussions on critical topics including the expansion of...
by Chiara Capodacqua | Oct 4, 2024 | News
The conference of EuChemS Member Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH), namely, the 20th Austrian Chemistry Days was held in Graz on 23-25 September. Amongst a number of exciting programmes, including a plenary by Nobel-Prize winner Ben Feringa, a roundtable discussion...
by Chiara Capodacqua | 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 Chiara Capodacqua | 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 Chiara Capodacqua | 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 Chiara Capodacqua | 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 Chiara Capodacqua | 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 Chiara Capodacqua | 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 Chiara Capodacqua | Sep 17, 2024 | Highlights, News
The Hospital of Pilgrims in the charming historical town of Altafulla, Catalonia, Spain was home of Antoni de Martà i Franqués, and hosted his remarkable library, as well as his pioneering experiments on atmospheric air. To commemorate these achievements linked to...
by Chiara Capodacqua | 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,...