April 2012
Paraffin Young landmark plaque unveiled by great-great-grandson
27 April 2012
The great-great-grandson of James "Paraffin" Young unveiled the RSC landmark blue plaque in his ancestor's honour at the Bennie Museum, Bathgate today.
A-levels not equipping students with appropriate mathematical skills
27 April 2012
Evidence provides clear role for professional bodies in science A-level design
RSC teams up with Asia Information Services to sell eBooks in China and Hong Kong
24 April 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry has joined forces with Asia Information Services (AIS) to sell RSC eBooks in China and Hong Kong.
RSC Chief Executive responds to inaccurate Research Fortnight article
23 April 2012
Dr Robert Parker responded to a "worryingly inaccurate" article in Research Fortnight on the RSC's position on Open Access
Where are the female Royal Society fellows? asks RSC's President-Elect
20 April 2012
The lack of women in science is highlighted today with men making up 42 of the 44 Royal Society Fellows, said the RSC's incoming President.
Adopting the wrong Open Access model would destroy scientific communications, RSC chief tells Cambridge MP
20 April 2012
Throwing away one of Britain's few GDP-positive industries by adopting an unsustainable Open Access model would "destroy the fabric of scientific communications".
RSC Chief Executive Dr Robert Parker on Open Access
11 April 2012
Dr Robert Parker's letter to the Guardian in response to the newspaper's editorial on Open Access.
Chemistry will play a central role to the future of UK nuclear
11 April 2012
Chemistry remains central to the clean-up and continuation of nuclear R&D, a panel of experts including the government's chief scientific adviser heard today.
Fix the under-representation of women in science, says RSC's first female President
04 April 2012
The UK economy cannot afford the wastage in talent that comes when women in STEM careers leave their profession prematurely, according to a new report.
