Science Communication
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Plastic poisons ocean bacteria that produce 10% of the world's oxygen and prop up the marine food chain
By Petra Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, and Philippa Kearney, PhD Researcher, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath. We’ve all seen the impact of our plastic addiction. It’s hard to miss the...
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When biodegradable plastic is not biodegradable
By Isabel Thomlinson, PhD Researcher, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies The idea of a “biodegradable” plastic suggests a material that would degrade to little or nothing over a period of time, posing less of a hazard to wildlife and the...
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Comedy: An academic's new addition to their bustling tool belt
This post was contributed by Jon Chouler Did you hear the one about the academic and the comedian? Well, me neither, but have you ever heard of an academic comedian? In fact that's probably not very common either. However, let...
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BIG event 2015: Science Communication extravaganza
Second year CSCT student, Jon Chouler, attended a conference on a topic very close to him: Science Communication. He shares his highlights from the event: On Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July, I had the pleasure of attending the BIG event 2015: a conglomeration of...