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Frances Briggs

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Manchester
As seen in: The Guardian, rsc.org, Chemistry World, Chemistry World Podcast, The Mancunion, Mancunian Matters

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Freelance science journalist

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Socioeconomic background still holding back students in chemistry, RSC report finds

Socioeconomic background still holding back students in chemistry, RSC report finds

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Click chemistry marks 25 years & covalent bonding in the actinides

Click chemistry marks 25 years & covalent bonding in the actinides

This week, we look back at how far click chemistry has come in the last 25 years and discuss the strange bond…

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Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills

Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills

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Scattering technique probes actinide orbitals to present experimental evidence of covalency trend

Scattering technique probes actinide orbitals to present experimental evidence of covalency trend

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Boron equivalent of buckminsterfullerene finally observed after decades of research

Boron equivalent of buckminsterfullerene finally observed after decades of research

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David Leigh wins vote to become next president-elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry

David Leigh wins vote to become next president-elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry

University of Manchester supramolecular chemist said he stood for election to help make case for respect for …

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Halogen bonding makes its debut in a permanently porous framework

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By Frances Briggs
| Chemistry World Verified
Halogen bonds are robust and tuneable enough to build permanently porous frameworks, new research shows. The findings contradict previous assumptions that halogen bonds could not generate the strong, cooperative intermolecular interactions needed to stabilise such high-energy, low-density structures.
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Are practicals becoming impractical?

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By Frances Briggs
| rsc.org
Overloaded curriculums bursting at the seams limit hands-on practicals ‘Let’s get rid of the solar system entirely – I don’t think we need it!’ Laughter and murmurs of agreement met this semi-serious suggestion, made by professor of science education Christine Harrison at the Association of Science Education’s 2025 conference, where teachers and technicians examined why we’re doing fewer experiments in schools.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Does it count to say when I worked at my student paper? I was a science and tech writer for The Mancunion, which, imo was pretty cool.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes... maybe? I can envision the feel of a typewriter but I can't remember using one. I think my mum used to have one, somewhere??

How is social media changing news?

Attention spans - focus on that hook more than ever. But then sometimes, forget the hook, and focus on personality. Who knows, basically!
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