History & Previous Discussions

The Faraday Division is particularly well known for its Faraday Discussions, which have formed the basis of the RSC's work from the very beginning.

The first discussion meeting was held over a hundred years ago in 1907 in London and debated "osmotic pressure". The Faraday Division traces its origins to 1903 when the Faraday Society was founded. In 1972 the society relinquished its autonomy to become the Faraday Division of the Chemical Society, and subsequently the RSC, following a merger with the Society for Analytical Chemistry and the Royal Institute of Chemistry. The Division greatly values its interdisciplinary character, particularly its links with physicists and biophysicists, and the amalgamation has further strengthened the links with other chemists.