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- Vice President's Column by Javier García-Martínez
- Macromolecular Science Turns 100 by Christine K. Luscombe and Gregory T. Russell
- NAO-CNR: The Italian voice at IUPAC by Matteo Guidotti, Augusta Maria Paci, and Maurizio Peruzzini
- Malta X Anniversary and COVID-19 by Emma Zajdela and Zafra Lerman
- The Continued Need for CHEMRAWN within IUPAC: A Personal Account by Leiv K. Sydnes & A Response by Christopher Brett

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In order to ensure the health and safety of our delegates, speakers, exhibitors, staff, and community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, IUPAC | CCCE 2021 will be a fully virtual event.

The IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast, was held on February 9, 2021, two days prior to the United Nations Day of Women and Girls in Science. Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. As quoted in the recent Gender Gap in Science study, and stated by the UN, “Gender Equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.”

Emerging Technologies have huge potential to transform the chemical landscape. This IUPAC project is to showcase the value of Chemistry and to inform the general public as to how the chemical sciences contribute to the well-being of society and the sustainability of Planet Earth.

View all finalists of 2019 and 2020, and plan to nominate some more.

Ever wonder why plutonium got symbol Pu and not Pl?
Which car logo used to be an element symbol?
Where to find americium at home and why Mendeleev didn’t like tellurium?

If so, the IUPAC Periodic Table Challenge is just for you.

Chemistry is all about diversity: each new bond, each additional group makes the whole richer and stronger. IUPAC recognizes that to fulfill its vision, it must strongly commit to embracing and promoting transparency, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all.