Mah Hussain-Gambles is a biker, a rock music fan and a pharmacologist. Her childhood began in Pakistan and ended in Hull, where she was the only student with Asian heritage at her comprehensive school.

Following a degree in pharmacology, success as a scientist in industry and as social scientist in academia...

This video demonstrates how a plasma can be made from heating a grape in a microwave. When gases from the grape absorb microwave energy electrons are removed. The free-moving electrons and positively charged gas molecules form the plasma.  The experiment shows how plasma produces visible light. However, the...

These resources use the context of feasting at Stonehenge to consider aspects of food processing, food allergies and intolerance.  There are opportunities for students to:

• make and test their own cottage cheese
• to consider the effect of processing on lactose content of foods
• to...

This resource has been created by the chemists and engineers at Lubrizol, a large chemical engineering firm, to explore the processes and challenges faced by them on a daily basis as they aim to develop the best blend of products to meet the requirements of their customers. These...