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Adam Walton previews Chemistry Week on the programme, with details of a major survey into the public's attitude towards chemistry, chemists and chemicals. We also hear about some of the latest chemistry research in Wales.
We hear from Dominic McDonald, outreach programme manager for the Royal Society of Chemistry. He outlines some of the main findings of the first in depth study of the public's view of chemistry, which was published in the summer.
We also hear about the work of the RSC from Delwen de Jong, one of their education programme manager, who also previews some of the events for Chemistry Week, including the chemistry of fuels which takes place at Toyota in Deeside as part of the Wales Rally GB.
Adam also hears about some of chemistry research that in taking place in universities in Wales - including Dr Martina Lahmann, at Bangor University, who is researching alternatives to antibiotics, and Professor Rudolf Allemann, head of the School of Chemistry in Cardiff, whose recent work explored a new method to map enzyme activity.