Reorienting chemistry education through systems thinking Reorienting chemistry education through systems thinking, Published online: 29 March 2018; doi:10.1038/s41570-018-0126It is time for chemistry learning to be reoriented through systems thinking, which offers opportunities to better understand and stimulate students’ learning of chemistry, such that they can address twenty-first century challenges. Integrating systems thinking into chemistry education involves the contextualization of chemistry concepts. This will allow us to better understand how students learn, and will also equip them to tackle the many and varied challenges we face as a society.