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Updated
13 June 2013
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Chairman: Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak Hon. Secretary: Stuart Forbes |
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Welcome to the website of the North West Region of the Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry. We hope you enjoy your visit and will keep returning to see the latest news about current activities including our programme of meetings and schools events. Our main remit is to promote analytical science at all levels in the region by arranging activities involving school children, students, practising and retired chemists. We also aim to enhance communication between our ~1,200 members who are spread throughout the region from the Scottish Border to Mid-Wales. The current region was established over forty years ago when the former North of England Section of the Society of Analytical Chemistry was split into two sections. More information about the history of our region can be found in our booklet entitled |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2013 Long Service Members Lunch West Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port .JPG)
The 2013 Long Service Members Lunch, held at West Cheshire College on 16 May, was attended by around 70 members and guests from the region. As indicated by Ted Adlard during his introduction, this was the 28th consecutive year that this highly successful annual event has taken place. Moreover, unlike some other RSC groups who have started to hold similar events in recent years, the N.W. Region Lunch remains a free event for our Long Service Members. Following a very enjoyable lunch, during which members were able to catch up on news from friends and former colleagues, Dr. Ian Cubbin from Liverpool John Moores University gave a very informative and concise illustrated talk entitled "Pharmacy in the Workhouse". His presentation focussed on the Infirmary of the Birr Workhouse in Ireland during the 19th century and included details of several Victorian medicinal recipes such as "blackdrop" and "fever powder". Ian illustrated how the number of inmates at the workhouse, which was designed for 800, fluctuated dramatically reaching a peak of over 2000 during the time of the Irish Potato Famine when a cholera epidemic also swept the country. Many thanks to Ted Adlard and Alan Handley for organising a very enjoyable event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2013 Schools Analyst Competion Many congratulations to the winners of the four regional heats of this year's Schools Analyst Competition who will now represent our region in the National Final at the University of Sunderland on 24-25 June: Merseyside Preston Bangor Manchester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2013 Annual General Meeting 22 April - 17 May 2013 The 2013 AGM was a web-based meeting which ran from 22 April until 17 May. As always, we encouraged our members to make comments, raise questions and propose subjects for both scientific and social meetings, and were also keen to hear from any member who was interested in joining the committee. Please click here to visit the AGM web page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N.W. Region Schools take the honours again in the 2012 National Final of Schools Analyst Competition We are delighted to report on the continued success of our schools in the National Schools Analyst Competition. Competing against schools from across the UK, Arnold School from Blackpool, who took second place in the 2011 national final, won this year's national final which was held in Bristol at the end of June. Moreover, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys took third place in the national final making it a tremendous result for our region and we congratulate both teams for a great performance. N.W. Region Schools have now taken first and second places in the 2011 national final and first and third places in the 2012 national final. In acknowledging this great achievement, we would like to thank the students and teachers from all schools in our region who participated in the competition, the organisers and staff involved in hosting the four regional heats (see below), and our sponsors throughout the region for their generous support to this event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Long Service Members Lunch West Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port Some 60 members and their guests enjoyed a very good lunch followed by an interesting talk on "The Plant Hunters in the Far East" by Peter Cunnington at the new West Cheshire College in Ellesmere Port. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Schools Analyst Competion Many congratulations to the winners of our four regional heats and extra congratulations to Arnold School and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys for their success in the national final (see above). Merseyside Preston Bangor Manchester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grants The N.W. Region Analytical Division now has grants available for post-graduate students wishing to participate in analytical conferences, and for schools wishing to travel to local universities and colleges to find out more about analytical science. Click on the links above for information about how to apply for these grants. Carys Jones, who is currently studying Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, recently attended the Emerging Analytical Professionals Meeting held in Knutsford. Her participation in this meeting was made possible by a bursary from the N.W. Region. A group of year 13 students from St Benedicts Catholic High School in West Cumbria visited the University of York for an intensive two day residential visit during which they gained hands-on experience of several instrumental techniques and organic synthesis procedures. This visit was made possible by a travel grant from the N.W. Region. On 1st April 2010 a group of year 11 students from Chapel-en-le-Frith High School in Derbyshire visited the University of Manchester for a day of hands-on analytical chemistry and organic synthesis activities. This visit was made possible by a travel grant from the N.W. Region. Geraldine Monjardez and Paul Bassan, post-graduate students at Manchester University, received grants from the N.W. Region to attend the SPEC2010 Conference held in Manchester. Click here to read Paul's report Hua Tian, a post-graduate student at Manchester University, received a grant from the N.W. Region to attend Mass Spec Europe 2010 held in Italy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 National Final of Schools Analyst Competition
2011 Long Service Members Lunch
2010 Long Service Members Lunch
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