The International Year of the Periodic Table commenced on Tuesday 29 January and the University has revealed some exciting plans to celebrate this scientific milestone.
We will be creating a Nottingham version of the Periodic Table, featuring recognisable landmarks, sayings, and people from the city. The completed Nottingham Periodic Table will be unveiled at this year’s Wonder event on Friday 14 June, the theme of which is also the Periodic Table.
The International Year of the Periodic Table marks the 150th anniversary of the table’s creation and is an idea first sparked by Nottingham’s own Sir Martyn Poliakoff, who says, “Approval by the UN and UNESCO was necessary to mobilize government support for national chemical societies across the globe. Now, with this support, chemists at all levels, of all nationalities, and of all ages are seizing the opportunity to put on a bewildering range of events to celebrate our most iconic scientific tool.”
We need your help
We want your input in helping us to create the Nottingham Periodic Table. All you need to do is send us some suggestions of Nottingham-related replacements for the chemical elements (eg Fr – Friar Tuck, Pa – Paul Smith, Eu - “Ey up me duck”).
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Posted on Thursday 7th February 2019