Julia Robinson
Science correspondent, Chemistry World
I joined the Chemistry World team as Science Correspondent in May 2023. Previously I spent eight years leading the clinical and science content at The Pharmaceutical Journal, the official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a membership body for pharmacists.
With a grounding in biology and a masters in science communication I may not be a chemist by trade but I hope to bring a wealth of knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, pharmacology and health to the Chemistry World team.
As well as being passionate about all aspects of science I am also committed to producing journalism that is of the highest quality and accuracy and which holds those in power to account.
Testament to this, my work has led me to be shortlisted for several specialist journalism awards. And, I was lucky enough to be awarded Best Writer at the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Talent Awards two years running (2022 and 2023); for B2B and news writing.
News‘Chemistry changed the world before, we just need to do it again’: Stockholm declaration reimagines future
Paul Anastas talks to Chemistry World about organising call for chemistry to transform itself and make the world more sustainable
NewsAlan Turing papers expected to sell for thousands after narrowly missing the shredder
Collection includes personal copy of Turing’s sole chemistry paper
ResearchAFM maps the way collagen unfolds and refolds in the body
New insights could aid understanding of connective tissue disorders
NewsClarivate to exclude retracted content when calculating impact factor
Move will ‘pre-emptively guard’ against distortions to journal metric
NewsUK government announces 10-year budgets for R&D
Policy details to be announced at next spending review
FeatureFixing medicine’s gender gap
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
OpinionRobyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
OpinionImproving women’s health research will benefit everyone
Fixing the inequality is morally just, and economically sound
NewsERC increases funding offer to support scientists moving to Europe
Move is part of global efforts to attract researchers dismayed by the funding chaos in the US
NewsHow Clarivate is clamping down on bad actors in academic publishing
Clarivate’s Nandita Quaderi tells Chemistry World why the firm has recently delisted over 100 journals
ResearchGlycoconjugate-caged drugs offer better way to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Plant fibres trap drugs, only releasing them in the lower intestine where they are more effective
NewsFood chemist takes top prize of annual Dance your PhD contest
Interpretive dance explains thesis on why chillis burn and menthol cools
NewsSpringer Nature donates tool to detect AI-generated text to publishing community
Checker can flag articles for investigation
NewsWhy does asparagus make my urine smell?
The chemistry of the organosulfur compounds that result in a fragrant toilet
ResearchLSD analogue synthesised by swapping just two atoms less likely to cause hallucinations
New molecule shows promise for treating neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia
NewsScience unions call on immigration authorities to grant visas to scientists
Chemistry and physics unions among those calling for fairer treatment for scientists
BusinessOut of the suburbs: the rise of urban labs
Could empty office blocks and shopping centres provide much-needed space for growing companies?
BusinessThe problem of scale-up in the UK
What’s the point of knowledge generation if we’re not creating high value jobs, asks Chris Kay
BusinessThe hole in the UK chemical industry
Norman Keane thinks ICI’s breakup has left a gap in scale-up knowhow and skills, as well as a lack of facilites
ResearchSimple blood test could enable detection of Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emerge
Test on tRNA fragment ratios shows promise