Call for submissions for the EuChemS Historical Landmarks Award open
Chemistry is an integral part of the Cultural Heritage of Europe. However, while there are many touristic signs marking the very place where important intellectual developments or events happened, only a few chemical sites are identified and publicised. Most of the...
Call for nominations for the EuChemS Service Award open
The EuChemS Award for Service acknowledges the outstanding commitment with regard to fostering chemistry and molecular sciences in Europe and the goals of EuChemS of an individual. In addition to recognised service to EuChemS, this may include activities in...
Women in their Element: a new book on the contribution of women to the Periodic Table
The celebration of the 150 year anniversary of Mendeleev's first publication of the Periodic Table of Elements presents the opportunity for delving deeper into the history surrounding the Periodic Table, its contributors and its meaning today. One such viewpoint on...
EuChemS Lecture Award to be awarded to Raffaella Buonsanti
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Raffaella Buonsanti, a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering at EPFL in Switzerland, has been awarded the EuChemS Lecture Award. The Lecture Award aims to celebrate and...
Chemistry in Europe #2019-3 published
The third of edition of Chemistry in Europe this year was recently published and contains a number of interesting articles focusing on a range of news stories, initiatives and thoughtful analyses. The Editorial has been written by Javier Garcia Martinez, Professor of...
Horizon Europe – Co-design
Horizon Europe is the EU funding framework for research and innovation which will replace Horizon 2020 as of January 2021. The European Commission has launched a public consultation which aims to gather the views of a large pool of researchers, students, citizens,...
Division of Organic Chemistry
Mission The EuChemS Division of Organic Chemistry aims to promote the activity of Organic Chemists of all the member Societies working in the multiple fields of our discipline. We support and promote excellence in fundamental and applied Organic Chemistry in academic...
EuChemS joins world Chemical Societies in signing joint agreement on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
On 9 July 2019, EuChemS, alongside the Presidents and representatives of chemical societies from across the globe, signed the Joint Framework Agreement on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in Paris, France. The event took place during the...
EuChemS Historical Landmarks Award plaque unveiled at industrial complex of ABEA
Last week witnessed in Chania, on the Greek island of Crete, the unveiling of the regional EuChemS Historical Landmarks Award plaque, awarded to the industrial complex of ABEA. The site was to become in the 19th century, through the spectacular contribution chemistry,...
Microplastics take centre stage at latest ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment meeting
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 classification...