Our 175 faces of chemistry exhibition
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Professor Lesley Yellowlees was our president when we launched 175 faces of chemistry almost three years ago and she explains why she decided to get behind a project stretching over 乐天堂app下载 175 weeks leading up to our 175th anniversary.
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