About me
Sir Martyn is the face of the YouTube channel Periodic Videos www.youtube.com/@periodicvideos founded in 2008 with 718 videos, more than 286 million views and over 2000 watch years since 2012. He is a Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham. He has taught Chemistry at universities since 1970 and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has won prestigious UK and international awards for teaching and for popularisation of science. Currently he teaches sustainable chemistry and the potential impact of chemistry on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He was the instigator of the 2019 UNESCO International Year of the Periodic Table. He also lectures widely to schools in the UK and abroad. From 2011-16, Sir Martyn was Foreign Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society.