Wothers has co-authored the first edition of the well-known and best-selling Organic Chemistry[REF] textbook together with Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves and his fellow Cambridge lecturer Stuart Warren.
Wothers is also very active in promoting chemistry to the wider public, and has won prizes such as the Royal Society of Chemistry President's Award in 2011 for his outstanding contribution to public outreach, handed to him by the RSC President David Phillips [REF].